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Alternative farming systems : economic aspects : March 1993- June 1996.

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1. Alternative agriculture--Economic aspects-- Bibliography
2. Sustainable agriculture--Economic aspects-- Bibliography
I. Title.
aZ5071.N3 no.96-08

Alternative Farming Systems - Economic Aspects
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Alternative Farming Systems - Economic Aspects

1.
NAL Call No.: S478.A1C34--1995
160 alternative farming enterprises & ideas : suitable for large and small farms. 160 alternative farming enterprises and ideas.
Cahill,G. 1.; Donlevy,B. East Melbourne,Vic. : Agmedia, c1995. 112 p. : ill.,Includes bibliographical references.
Descriptors: Agricultural-diversification-Australia; Agriculture-Australia

2.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.S86H37-- 1990
The 1990 Farm Bill : its meaning for sustainable agriculture and future directions of the sustainable agriculture movement.
Hassebrook,C.; Center for Rural Affairs (Walthill,N. Walthill, Neb. : Center for Rural Affairs, [1990?] 20 p., Caption title.
Descriptors: Agriculture-and-state-United-States; Sustainable-agriculture

3.
NAL Call No.: S540.O53N56- 1991
1990 Indiana on-farm demonstration project results.
American Farmland Trust. [Washington, D.C.] : American Farmland Trust ; West Lafayette, IN : Indiana Sustainable Agriculture Association, c1991. 35 p. : ill., map, "March 1991."
Descriptors: Agriculture-Research-Indiana-On-farm; Sustainable-agriculture-Research-Indiana

4.
NAL Call No.: HD9066.C23S23-- 1992
1992 U.C. Cooperative Extension sample costs to produce organic rice no-till drill seeded in the Sacramento Valley. Sample costs to produce organic rice no-till drill seeded in the Sacramento Valley.
Williams, J. [Davis, Cailf.?] : U.C. Cooperative Extension, [1992?] 23 p., Caption title.
Descriptors: Rice-California-Sacramento-River- Watershed-Costs; Organic-farming-California-Sacramento-River- Watershed-Costs; No-tillage-California-Sacramento- River- Watershed

5.
NAL Call No.: 1-Ag84y
The ABC's of alternative agriculture.
Levins, R. A.; Donnelly, D. J. Yearb-agric. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., [1980-. 1989. p. 57-61.
In the series analytic: Farm management: How to achieve your farm business / edited by D.T. Smith.
Descriptors: alternative-farming; farm-enterprises; decision-making; farm-management

6.
NAL Call No.: 421- J822
Action thresholds based on plant defoliation for management of Colorado potato beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in potato.
Zehnder, G.; Vencill, A. M.; Speese, J. I. J-econ- entomol v.88(1): p.155-161. (1995 Feb.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: solanum-tuberosum; leptinotarsa- decemlineata; infestation; crop-damage; leaf-area; crop-growth- stage; insecticides; spraying; crop-yield; low-input- agriculture; insect-control; virginia; damage-thresholds
Abstract: Small plot field experiments were conducted to assess the yield response of Superior potatoes to various levels of Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say), defoliation during different potato plant growth stages. A pretransformed, weighted defoliation rating scheme was used to quantify leaf area loss from Colorado potato beetle feeding. Preliminary defoliation action or treatment thresholds were developed and evaluated in large plot experiments where the defoliation thresholds were compared with a conventional program in which insecticide was applied based on potato beetle numbers per plant. Use of the defoliation thresholds for timing of insecticide resulted in a reduction in the number of sprays with no significant reduction in tuber yield, compared with the conventional program. Action thresholds of 20% (plant emergence to early bloom), 30% (early bloom to late bloom) and 60% (late bloom to harvest) are proposed for use in eastern Virginia and are defined as the maximum level of potato beetle feeding damage (foliage loss) before yield loss occurs, given the usual, dry potato-growing conditions prevalent in eastern Virginia. Guidelines for use of the defoliation action thresholds in a Colorado potato beetle management program are presented.

7.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.A65P67-- 1992
Adapted technology for African agriculture. 1. Aufl. Angepasste Technologie fur die afrikanische Landwirtschaft : Studie zu einem Mechanisierungsprojekt in Burkina Faso.
Poschl, J. Frankfurt a. M. [i.e. am Main] : Brandes & Apsel, c1992. 151 p. : ill., maps, Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-126).
Descriptors: Alternative-agriculture-Burkina-Faso; Farm-mechanization-Economic-aspects-Burkina-Faso; Agricultural- development-projects-Burkina-Faso

8.
NAL Call No.: 281.28- R88
Adoption of sustainable agricultural practices: diffusion, farm structure, and profitability.
Saltiel, J.; Bauder, J. W.; Palakovich, S. Rural- sociol v.59(2): p.333-349. (1994 Summer)
Includes references.
Descriptors: sustainability; innovation-adoption; farm- management; profitability; farm-inputs; low-input-agriculture; farm-enterprises; montana
Abstract: This paper employs diffusion and farm- structure variables to explain variations in Montana farmers' adoption of two kinds of sustainable agricultural

9.
NAL Call No.: **LD5655.V855- 1992.L362
Agents of fundamental policy change? : political strategies of the environmental, sustainable agriculture, and family farm groups in the 1990 farm bill.
Lang, H. 1. 1992. vii, 223 leaves : ill., Vita.
Descriptors: United-States-Food,-Agriculture,- Conservation,-and-Trade-Act-of-1990; Agriculture-and-state- United-States-Political-aspects; Sustainable-agriculture- United- States-Political-aspects; Family-farms-United-States-Political- aspects; Agricultural-conservation-United-States-Political- aspects

10.
NAL Call No.: SB1.H6
Agricultural adjustment in the Carolinas and Georgia through alternative cropping systems.
Sanders, D. C. HortScience v.26(9): p.1131-1133. (1991 Sept.)
Paper presented at the "Colloquium on Alternative Crops Research and Development Programs--Strategies to Reduce the Plight of the Farmer," August 1, 1989, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Descriptors: alternative-farming; cropping-systems; vegetables; marketing; crop-production; research-projects; north- carolina; south-carolina; georgia

11.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.A65I36- 1989
Agricultural alternatives and nutritional self- sufficiency : for a sustainable agricultural system that respects nam and his environment : proceedings of the IFOAM Seventh International Scientific Conference, Ouagadougou, January 2- 5, 1989. Proceedings of the IFOAM Seventh International Scientific Conference.
Djigma, A.; IFOAM International Scientific Conference (7th : 1989 : Ouagadougou, B. F. [Witzenhausen?] : Ekopan, c1990. 429 p. : ill., maps, Some abstracts in French.
Descriptors: Alternative-agriculture-Congresses; Organic-farming-Congresses; Nutrition-policy-Congresses

12.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.B563N33
Agricultural biotechnology for sustainable productivity: a USAID initiative for plant biotechnology in the developing world.
Dodds, J. NABC-rep (6): p.95-104. (1994)
In the series analytic: Agricultural biotechnology & the public good / edited by J.F. MacDonald.
Descriptors: agricultural-production; productivity; sustainability; biotechnology; public-agencies; projects; technology-transfer; developing-countries; u; s; -agency-for- international-development

13.
NAL Call No.: 500- N484
Agricultural biotechnology for sustainable productivity (ABSP). A U.S. agency for international development initiative.
Cohen, J.; Chambers, J.; Dodds, J.; Sticklen, M.; Wilson, M.; Sondahl, M.; Bedford, B. Ann-NY-Acad-Sci. New York : New York Academy of Sciences, 1877-. 1993. v. 700 p. 102-110.
Includes references.
Descriptors: agricultural-production; biotechnology; history; government-organizations; developing-countries; u; s; - agency-for-international-development

14.
NAL Call No.: HD9000.6.I529-- 1994
Agricultural competitiveness : market forces and policy choice : proceedings of the Twenty-second International Conference of Agricultural Economists, held at Harare, Zimbabwe, 22-29 August 1994.
Peters, G. H. 1.; Hedley, D. D.; International Conference of Agricultural Economists (22nd : 1994 : Harare, Z. Aldershot, Hants, England ; Brookfield, Vt. : Dartmouth Publishing, 1995. xvi, 764 p. : ill., Includes bibliographical references and index.
Descriptors: Produce-trade-Government-policy- Congresses; Agriculture-and-state-Congresses; Sustainable- agriculture-Congresses; International-economic-relations- Congresses; Competition,-International-Congresses

15.
NAL Call No.: S474.S45-- 1989
Agricultural ecology and rural development. Agroecologia y desarrollo rural : memoria del I Seminario de Agroecologia y Desarrollo Rural, Achocalla, 9-13 de enero de 1989.
Seminario de Agroecologia y Desarrollo Rural (1st : 1989 : Achocalla, B. La Paz, Bolivia : Servicios Multiples de Tecnologias Apropiadas, 1989. 185 p., [6] leaves of plates (1 col.), [1] folded leaf : ill., Descriptors: Agricultural-ecology-South-America-Congresses; Alternative- agriculture-South-America-Congresses; Agricultural-innovations- South-America- Congresses; Rural-development-South-America- Congresses; Land-use,-Rural-South-America-Planning-Congresses

16.
NAL Call No.: HD101.S6
Agricultural industrialization and sustainable development: a global perspective.
Davis, C. G.; Langham, M. R. J-agric-appl-econ v.27(1): p.21-42. (1995 July)
Paper presented at the meeting of the Southern Agricultural Economics Association, January 30, 1995, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Descriptors: industrialization; agricultural- development; sustainability; economic-development; development- policy; food-production; environmental-protection; trends- ; developing-countries; developed-countries
Abstract: Agricultural industrialization and sustainable development issues are important contemporary areas of debate. This paper argues that the two processes are a consequence of a set of forces operating in our global system. It outlines a number of conceptual interactions between the two phenomena and examines economic development and sustainable development policy implications that appear to be logical extensions of the arguments presented.

17.
NAL Call No.: HD843.2.A57-- 1995
Agricultural land use management in Asia : report of an APO Seminar, 8-18 November, 1994 Tokyo, Japan.
Asian Productivity Organization. Tokyo : Asian Productivity Organization, 1995. 298 p. : ill., maps, "Report of an APO Seminar on Agricultural Land use Management held in Tokyo from 8 to 18 November 1994"--T.p. verso.
Descriptors: Land-use,-Rural-Asia-Congresses; Farm- management-Asia-Congresses; Sustainable-agriculture-Asia- Congresses; Land-capability-for-agriculture-Asia- Congresses

18.
NAL Call No.: HD1920.5.A37-- 1993
Agricultural policy and environment : proceedings of a conference : Motta di Livenza (TV) Italy, June 22-26, 1992.
Rosato, P.; University of Minnesota. Center for International Food and Agricultural Policy. Padova [Italy] : Unipress, c1993. ii, 347 p. : ill., "Sponsored by University of Minnesota, Center for International Food and Agricultural Policy [and] Universita degli studi di Padova, Dipartimento territorio e sistemi agro-forestal [and] Regione Veneto, Ente di sviluppo agricolo." Foreword.
Descriptors: Agriculture-and-state-European-Economic- Community-countries-Congresses; Environmental-policy-European- Economic-Commuity-countries- Congresses; Sustainable-agriculture- European-Economic-Community-countries-Congresses; Nonpoint- source-pollution-European-Economic-Community- countries- Congresses; Europe,-Eastern-Economic-conditions

19.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.S86A37-- 1993
Agricultural policy and sustainability : case studies from India, Chile, the Philippines and the United States.
Faeth, P.; World Resources Institute. [Washington, D.C.] : World Resources Institute, c1993. viii, 113 p. : ill., Includes bibliographical references (p. 95-113).
Descriptors: Agriculture-and-state; Sustainable- agriculture-India-Case-studies; Sustainable-agriculture-Chile- Case-studies; Sustainable-agriculture-Philippines-Case- studies; Sustainable-agriculture-United-States-Case-studies

20.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.A43
Agricultural policy debates: examining the alternative and conventional perspectives.
Beus, C. E.; Dunlap, R. E. Am-J-altern-agric. Greenbelt, MD : Henry A. Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture. 1993. v. 8 (3) p. 98-106.
Includes references.
Descriptors: agricultural-policy; alternative-farming; interest-groups; attitudes; surveys
Abstract: Control of agricultural policy making by the agricultural establishment has been challenged by a wide range of interests concerned with the externalities of modern industrialized agriculture. An externalities/alternatives or "ex/al" coalition appears to be an emerging force in agricultural policy debates. We surveyed three alternative agriculture groups, three conventional agriculture groups, and a statewide sample of farmers to learn whether each category forms a distinct, unified interest group whose perspectives on agricultural policy diverge substantially from the others'. There is considerable similarity among the alternative agriculture groups and among the conventional agriculture groups, the differences between them being much greater than the differences within each category. The statewide farmer sample is generally intermediate between the two sets of interest groups, but is closer to the conventional perspective on most issues.

21.
NAL Call No.: S596.7.P37- 1993
Agricultural productivity, sustainability, and fertilizer use.
Parish, D. H. D. H. 1. Muscle Shoals, Ala. : International Fertilizer Development Center, 1993. 21 p. : ill., "May 1993"--P. [4] of cover.
Descriptors: Soil-productivity; Agricultural- productivity; Fertilizers; Sustainable-agriculture

22.
NAL Call No.: SB1.H6
Agricultural sustainability and its implications to the horticulture profession and the ability to meet global food needs.
York, E. T. Jr. HortScience v.26(10): p.1252-1256. (1991 Oct.)
Paper presented at the 88th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Horticultural Science, July 21, 1991, University Park, Pennsylvania.
Descriptors: horticulture; sustainability; food- production; trends; world-food-problems; alternative-farming; agricultural-chemicals; low-input-agriculture; environmental- protection; health-hazards; opinions

23.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.S86A375-- 1995
Agricultural sustainability : economic, environmental, and statistical considerations.
Barnett, V.; Payne, R. R. W.; Steiner, R. Chichester ; New York : Wiley, c1995. xii, 266 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), Papers presented at a workshop held at Rothamsted Experimental Station, March 28-30, 1993.
Descriptors: Sustainable-agriculture-Congresses; Sustainable-agriculture-Research-Congresses; Cropping-systems- Congresses; Cropping-systems-Research-Congresses

24.
NAL Call No.: S471.I5L66-- 1989
Agricultural technology development to face competition on the use of land and water for agricultural and non agricultural used. Pengembangan teknologi budidaya pertanian untuk menghadapi persaingan penggunaan lahan dan air antara pertanian dan bukan pertanian.
Lokakarya Pulang Kandang Alumni Fakultas Pertanian UGM (1989 : Yogyakarta, I. [Yogyakarta : Universitas Gadjah Mada, 1989] 183 p. : ill., maps, Includes bibliographical references.
Descriptors: Sustainable-agriculture-Indonesia- Congresses; Agriculture-Indonesia-Congresses

25.
NAL Call No.: S473.9.A47-- 1993
Agriculture and sustainable development at the Third Ibero-American Summit Meeting of Heads of State and Government. Agricultura y desarrollo sostenible en la Tercera Cumbre Iberoamericana de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno.
Inter American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture. San Jose, Costa Rica : IICA, 1993. 116 p., Also published in English with title: Agriculture and sustainable development at the Third Ibero-American Summit Meeting of Heads of State and Government.
Descriptors: Sustainable-agriculture-Latin-America; Sustainable-development-Latin-America

26.
NAL Call No.: HC143.Z9E525-- 1992
Agriculture and sustainable development in the region of Hojancha, Costa Rica. Desarrollo agropecuario sostenible en la region de Hojancha, Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
Campos, O.; Rodriguez, E.; Ugalde A., L. A.; Proyecto Cultivo de Arboles de Uso Multiple. Turrialba, Costa Rica : Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza, CATIE, 1992. iii, 36 p. : ill., "Publicacion patrocinada por el Proyecto Diseminacion del Cultivo de Arboles de Uso Multiple."
Descriptors: Sustainable-development-Costa-Rica

27.
NAL Call No.: S451.5.W55-- 1995
Agriculture and sustainable development : policy analysis on the Great Plains.
Wilson, A.; Tyrchniewicz, A. J.; International Institute for Sustainable Development. Winnipeg : International Institute for Sustainable Development, 1995. viii, 108 p. : ill., map, Includes bibliographical references.
Descriptors: Sustainable-agriculture-Prairie-Provinces; Sustainable-agriculture-Great-Plains; Agriculture-and-state- Prairie-Provinces; Agriculture-and-state-Great- Plains

28.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.P75A45-- 1995
Agriculture-fertilizer interface in Asia : issues of growth and sustainability.
Ahmed, S. New Delhi : Oxford & IBH Pub. Co., c1995. viii, 158 p. : ill., Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]- 156) and indexes.
Descriptors: Fertilizers-Asia-Economic-aspects; Agricultural-productivity-Asia; Soil-productivity-Asia; Sustainable-agriculture-Asia; Fertilizer-industry-Asia

29.
NAL Call No.: S451.M6C43-- 1994
An agriculture that makes sense : profitability of four sustainable farms in Minnesota. Profitability of four sustainable farms in Minnesota.
Chan Muehlbauer, C.; Dansingburg, J.; Gunnink, D.; Land Stewardship Project (U.S.). [Marine on St. Croix, MN?] : Land Stewardship Project, [1994?] 43 p. : ill., Cover title.
Descriptors: Sustainable-agriculture-Economic-aspects- Minnesota

30.
NAL Call No.: HD1751.C45
The agroecological opium of the masses.
Chen, J. Choices v.10(4): p.16-21. (1995)
Includes references.
Descriptors: food-production; ecology; sustainability; innovations; somatotropin; agricultural-policy; usa

31.
NAL Call No.: S544.5.B5D45- 1992
Agroecology as a strategy for rural development in Bolivia. La agroecologia en las estrategias del desarrollo rural : (una experiencia institucional).
Delgado B., F. Cusco, Peru : Centro de Estudios Regionales Andinos "Bartolome de Las Casas," c1992. 164 p. : ill., map, "Fe de erratas"--Cover, p. [3].
Descriptors: Agrobiologia-Universidad-Cochabamba; Agricultural-extension-work-Bolivia; Agricultural-ecology- Bolivia; Ecology-Bolivia; Agricultural-research-Bolivia

32.
NAL Call No.: QK1.C83
Agroecology of tropical underground crops for small-scale agriculture.
Valenzuela, H. R.; DeFrank, J. Crit-rev-plant-sci v.14(3): p.213-238. (1995)
Includes references.
Descriptors: manihot-esculenta; dioscorea; xanthosoma- sagittifolium; colocasia-esculenta; crop-production; small-farms; root-crops; tropical-crops; crop-yield; yield- components; farming-systems-research; low-input-agriculture; literature- reviews

33.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.S86A48-- 1994
Agroecosystem health : with special reference to the Consultative Group for International Research (CGIAR).
Nielsen, N. O. Guelph, Ontario : University of Guelph, [1994] 114 p. : ill., At head of title: Proceedings of an international workshop. Environmental Sciences."
Descriptors: Consultative-Group-for-International- Agricultural-Research-Congresses; Sustainable-agriculture- Research-Congresses; Agricultural-ecology-Research- Congresses; Ecosystem-management-Research-Congresses

34.
NAL Call No.: S539.5.J68
Agronomic and economic performance of conventional vs. reduced input bean cropping systems.
Liebman, M.; Rowe, R. J.; Corson, S.; Marra, M. C.; Honeycutt, C. W.; Murphy, B. A. J-prod-agric v.6(3): p.369-378. (1993 July-1993 Sept.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: phaseolus-vulgaris; low-input-agriculture; crop-production; economic-analysis

35.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.A43
Agronomic and economic potential of sustainable agriculture in South India.
Werf, E. v. d. Am-J-altern-agric. Greenbelt, MD : Henry A. Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture. Fall 1993. v. 8 (4) p. 185-191.
Includes references.
Descriptors: farming-systems; sustainability; economic- viability; comparisons; economic-analysis; land-productivity; india

36.
NAL Call No.: S539.5.J68
Agronomic responses of winter wheat cultivars to management systems.
Guy, S. O.; Tablas Romero, H.; Heikkinen, M. K. J-prod- agric v.8(4): p.529-535. (1995 Oct.-1995 Dec.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: triticum-aestivum; cultivars; winter- wheat; crop-management; nitrogen-fertilizers; application-rates; sowing-rates; low-input-agriculture; farm-inputs; crop- yield; grain; protein-content; weight; plant-height; lodging; nitrogen- content; leaves; soil; yield-components; genotype-environment- interaction; interactions; idaho; environment-management- treatment-interactions
Abstract: Management of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) should include N fertilization, crop protection, and seeding rates that allow efficient production based on cultivar and environmental yield potential. These studies were conducted to evaluate regionally grown cultivar responses to crop management systems in northern Idaho. In three environments, four cultivars were grown using management treatments (MT) similar to current recommended practices (MT3); a treatment with conservative N fertilization (MT2); a low input treatment with lower N, lower seeding rate, and minimal herbicide (MT1); and a high input treatment with higher N with split applications, plus a fungicide and growth regulator application (MT4). Data on grain yield, protein, test weight, plant height, and lodging were collected in all studies. In the two studies in 1992, leaf tissue N and soil N were analyzed and yield components were determined. Environment X MT and environment X cultivar interactions were found for grain yield, test weight, and protein. In 1991 at Moscow, the hard red wheat 'Weston' produced the highest grain yields across MTs and was the only cultivar to produce highest yields with MT4. Also in that environment, the three soft white cultivars produced higher yield and test weight and lower protein in MT2 than in MT3. In 1992 at Potlatch, limited soil water restricted yield, and MT1 had lower yields than other MTs, but protein content increased with higher N fertility. At Moscow in 1992, agronomic performance appears better in MT1 than in other treatments due to abundant early vegetative growth in the higher N fertility treatments that was followed by a soil water deficit throughout reproductive stages. Weston produced the lowest. components were positively correlated to yield, indicating treatment differences were influencing yield throughout several plant growth stages. High inputs (MT4) can be beneficial under some circumstances, but conservative N fertilization with conventional practices (MT2) gave the best overall agronomic performance across the tested environments and cultivars.

37.
NAL Call No.: S539.5.J68
Alfalfa establishment with and without spring-applied herbicides.
Brothers, B. A.; Schmidt, J. R.; Kells, J. J.; Hesterman, O. B. J-prod-agric v.7(4): p.494-501. (1994 Oct.-1994 Dec.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: medicago-sativa; crop-establishment; no- tillage; tillage; paraquat; 2,4-db; eptc; herbicide-mixtures; crop-yield; forage; crop-quality; crop-density; botanical- composition; returns; conventional-tillage

38.
NAL Call No.: HD1773.A2N6
The allocation of LISA research and extension funding.
Abler, D. G.; Musser, W. N. Agric-resour-econ-rev v.24(1): p.15-24. (1995 Apr.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: low-input-agriculture; research-support; extension; federal-programs; agricultural-research; politics; economic-impact; environmental-impact; econometric-models; usa; low-input-sustainable-agriculture; sustainable-agriculture- research-and-education-program

39.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.A65A473-- 1993
Alternative agricultural enterprises : production, management & marketing.
University of Idaho. College of Agriculture. [Moscow, Idaho] : University of Idaho, College of Agriculture : Cooperative Extension System : Agricultural Experiment Station, [1993] 1 v. (loose-leaf), Cover title.
Descriptors: Alternative-agriculture-Economic-aspects- Idaho; Entrepreneurship-Idaho

40.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.A65A452- 1990
Alternative agriculture : scientists' review.
Council for Agricultural Science and Technology. Ames, Iowa : Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, [1990] x, 182 p. : ill., "July 1990."
Descriptors: Alternative-agriculture; Alternative- agriculture-United-States; Agricultural-systems-United-States

41.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.I47J68
Alternative agriculture: selected information sources. I. Databases, abstracts and indexes, periodicals, and newsletters and newspapers.
Weintraub, I. J-agric-food-inf v.1(3): p.41-100. (1993)
Includes references.
Descriptors: alternative-farming; sustainability; bibliographies; databases; information-services; periodicals;newsletters; newspapers

42.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.I47J68
Alternative agriculture: selected information sources. II. Bibliographies, reports, and directories.
Weintraub, I. J-agric-food-inf v.1(4): p.33-96. (1993)
Descriptors: information-services; bibliographies; alternative-farming; reports; directories

43.
NAL Call No.: 281.28- R88
The alternative-conventional agriculture debate: Where do agricultural faculty stand.
Beus, C. E.; Dunlap, R. E. Rural-Sociol v.57(3): p.363-380. (1992 Fall)
Includes references.
Descriptors: agricultural-education; teachers; universities; alternative-farming; regional-surveys; washington; land-grant-universities
Abstract: In recent years, publicly funded agricultural science at land grant universities (LGUs) has come under increasing criticism by those who argue that LGUs have contributed to an industrial mode of agriculture that is neither ecologically nor socioeconomically sustainable. The views of critics and defenders of modern industrial agriculture reflect two competing perspectives on agriculture--an alternative and a conventional paradigm. Utilizing a 24-item alternative- conventional agriculture paradigm (ACAP) scale, this study analyzes the paradigmatic positions of faculty in the College of Agriculture and Home Economics at Washington State University. Results reveal that the faculty are slightly more conventional than are farmers statewide, slightly less conventional than proponents of conventional agriculture, and far more conventional than known alternative agriculturalists. When looking at particular elements of the agricultural debate, however, the faculty tend to be more conventional than farmers on the socioeconomic elements of the competing paradigms but considerably less conventional on elements dealing with ecological and conservation issues. Women, younger faculty, non-land grant educated faculty, and faculty not raised on farms are somewhat more likely to endorse the alternative agriculture paradigm than are their counterparts. These differences are minor, however, compared to the differences across academic disciplines. Faculty of departments oriented to the social sciences (with the exception of agricultural economics) tend to most strongly endorse the alternative paradigm, while faculty from the more production-oriented departments and agricultural economics are the most conventional. Possible implications of the findings are discussed for the future of publicly-funded agricultural science.

44.
NAL Call No.: S601.A34
Alternative crops for sustainable agricultural systems.
Becker, R.; Meyer, P.; Saunders, R. M.; Wagoner, P. Agric-Ecosyst-Environ v.40(1/4): p.265-274. (1992 May)
In the Special Issue: Biotic Diversity in Agroecosystems / edited by M.G. Paoletti and D. Pimentel. Proceedings from a symposium on Agroecology and Conservation Issues in Tropical and a Temperate Regions, September 26-29, 1990, Padova, Italy.
Descriptors: amaranthus; prosopis; thinopyrum; crops; uses; nutritive-value; nutrients; sustainability

45.
NAL Call No.: aZ5071.N3
Alternative crops: January 1991 - June 1993.
Schneider, K. Quick-bibliogr-ser. Beltsville, Md., National Agricultural Library. July 1993. (93-53) 45 p.
Updates QB 92-08.
Descriptors: crops; alternative-farming; diversification; production-possibilities; bibliographies

46.
NAL Call No.: aZ5071.N3
Alternative farming systems - economic aspects: January 1991 - January 1993.
Schneider, K. R. Quick-bibliogr-ser. Beltsville, Md., National Agricultural Library. Feb 1993. (93-17) 80 p.
Updates QB 92-09.
Descriptors: alternative-farming; farming-systems; agricultural-economics; economic-evaluation; bibliographies

47.
NAL Call No.: HD1751.C45
Alternative farming systems for U.S. agriculture: new estimates of profit and environmental effects.
Ikerd, J.; Monson, S.; Van Dyne, D. Choices p.37- 38. (1993)
Includes references.
Descriptors: alternative-farming; farming-systems; profits; environmental-impact; usa

48.
NAL Call No.: TD365.C54- 1995
Alternative management for no-till crop production.
Gallagher, R. S.; Cardina, J.; Harrison, S. K. Clean water, clean environment, 21st century team agriculture, working to protect water resources conference proceedings, March 5-8, 1995, Kansas City, Missouri /. St. Joseph, Mich. : ASAE, c1995.. v. 3 p. 105-107.
Descriptors: no-tillage; zea-mays; glycine-max; rotations; vicia-villosa; cover-crops; runoff-water; runoff; erosion-control; water-erosion; weed-control; atrazine; alachlor; band-placement; low-input-agriculture; application-rates; herbicide-residues; water-pollution; ohio

49.
NAL Call No.: S1.N32
Alternatives work.
DeVault, G. New-farm v.11(7): p.18-21, 25. (1989 Nov.-1989 Dec.)
Descriptors: alternative-farming; farming-systems; feasibility; economic-viability

50.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.S86S8
The Amish farm and alternative agriculture: a comparison.
Zook, L. J-sustain-agric v.4(4): p.21-30. (1994)
Includes references.
Descriptors: alternative-farming; farming-systems; ethnic-groups; farm-management; community-involvement; innovation-adoption; decision-making; comparisons

51.
NAL Call No.: SB321.G85
Annual heat maintenance checkup can help lower fuel costs.
Bartok, J. W. Jr. Grower. Storrs, Conn. : Cooperative Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, The University of Connecticut,. Dec 1993. v. 93 (12) p. 3-4.
Descriptors: heating-systems; greenhouses; maintenance; repairing; fuel-consumption; savings

52.
NAL Call No.: TD365.C54- 1995
Anoka Sand Plain Water Quality Project: best management practice demonstration results.
Blaine, M. J.; Rosen, C. J. Clean water, clean environment, 21st century team agriculture, working to protect water resources conference proceedings, March 5-8, 1995, Kansas City, Missouri /. St. Joseph, Mich. : ASAE, c1995.. v. 3 p. 29-32.
Includes references.
Descriptors: low-input-agriculture; pilot-farms; demonstration-farms; nitrogen-fertilizers; cattle-manure; application-to-land; rotations; glycine-max; medicago-sativa; zea-mays; solanum-tuberosum; crop-yield; rotations; application- rates; water-quality; groundwater-pollution; aquifers; minnesota

53.
NAL Call No.: S13.M4-- no.1992/7
Application of biotechnological methods of fertilizer wastes evaluation in ecological conditions of agricultural production. Uplatneni biotechnologickych postupu zhodnoceni hnojivych odpadu v ekologickych podminkach zemedelske vyroby.
Lobl, F. Praha : Ustav vedeckotechnickych informaci pro zemedelstvi, 1992. 39 p. : ill., Summary in English and Russian.

54.
NAL Call No.: 290.9- Am32P
Appropriate use of the wheel in sustainable agriculture developments.
Morrison, J. E. Jr. Pap-Am-Soc-Agric-Eng. St. Joseph, Mich. : American Society of Agricultural Engineers,. Summer 1991. (918002) 18 p.
Paper presented at the "1991 International Summer Meeting sponsored by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers," June 23-26, 1991, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Descriptors: sustainability; mechanization; wheels; developing-countries

55.
NAL Call No.: S451.P4P5
Are agricultural colleges adequate to meet the needs of sustainable agriculture.
Lacy, W. B. Proc-Phila-Soc-Promot-Agric p.118-129. (1992)
Meeting held April 2, 1992.
Descriptors: agricultural-colleges; sustainability; needs-assessment; usa

56.
NAL Call No.: SB317.5.H68
Are modern fruit production systems sustainable.
Merwin, I. A.; Pritts, M. P. HortTechnology v.3(2): p.128-136. (1993 Apr.-1993 June)
Includes references.
Descriptors: fruit-crops; crop-production; trends; sustainability; traditional-farming; family-farms; commercial- farming; resource-conservation; low-input-agriculture; farm- inputs; genetic-resources; profitability; productivity; alternative-farming

57.
NAL Call No.: 80- Ac82
Assessing low-cost input use in off-season tomato production.
Salem, A.; Mattas, K.; Grafiadellis, M. Acta- hortic (340): p.117-124. (1995 Jan.)
Paper presented at the XII International Symposium on Horticultural Economics / edited by J.-C. Montigaud, L.M. Albisu, U. Avermaete, L. Ekelund, D. Meijaard, and E. de Kleijn.
Descriptors: lycopersicon-esculentum; crop-production; vegetable-growing; greenhouse-culture; solar-heating; heating; heating-costs; greenhouses; diesel-oil; furnaces- ; winter; energy-consumption; returns; passive-solar-systems; passive- solar-heating

58.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.A43
Assessing the character of agricultural production systems: issues and implications.
Batie, S. S.; Taylor, D. B. Am-J-Alternative-Agric v.6(4): p.184-187. (1991)
Includes references.
Descriptors: alternative-farming; beliefs; technology; organic-farming; sustainability; conventional-agriculture; low- input-agriculture
Abstract: Alternative agriculture can be viewed as an alternative belief system to that underlying conventional agriculture. However, alternative agriculture can also be viewed from a technological perspective-that is; as a set of substitute technologies to conventional agriculture from which a farmer can selectively choose. Definitional distinctions between low-input, organic, sustainable, and conventional agriculture become important with this second perspective. Different policy and research implications are generated from these competing perspectives.

59.
NAL Call No.: S530.A4
Assessment of the adoption of sustainable agriculture practices: implications for agricultural education.
Alonge, A. J.; Martin, R. A. J-agric-educ v.36(3): p.34-42. (1995)
Includes references.
Descriptors: sustainability; farmers'-attitudes; innovation-adoption; demography; regression-analysis; farming- systems; profitability; iowa

60.
NAL Call No.: S631.F422
Assessment of the nitrogen requirements of maize (Zea mays L.) in Southern Guinea Savanna agroecology of Nigeria.
Agbede, O. O.; Ojanuga, A. G.; Ayotade, K. A.; Adepoju, A. Y. Fertil-res v.29(2): p.139-144. (1991 Aug.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: zea-mays; urea; calcium-ammonium-nitrate; nutrient-sources; application-rates; fertilizer-requirement- determination; nitrogen; crop-yield; grain; yield- components; site-factors; climatic-factors; edaphic-factors; nigeria; prilled-urea; granular-urea
Abstract: During the growing seasons (May to October) of 1987 and 1988 respectively five and four different rates of N were tested on maize (Zea mays L.) at 12 different field sites across the Southern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria. Nitrogen was applied through granular urea (size +14 mesh), ordinary prilled urea (-35 mesh) and calcium ammonium nitrate. Marked differences existed among experimental sites in maize grain yield response to N with Yelwa and Ta-Hoss in Plateau State having the highest response at 60 and 90 kg N ha(-1) respectively. During 1988, at five experimental sites the yield was maximized with 120 kg N ha(-1), while at three other sites the yield maximization occurred at 90 kg N ha(-1). During 1987, the corresponding number of sites was two and six with 120 and 90 kg N ha(-1) rates, respectively. Plant height and cob number exhibited a linear relationship with yield. Differences in yield in response to application of different N sources were non-significant.

61.
NAL Call No.: 57.9- F41
A balanced approach to sustainable agricultural production in Western Europe.
Farmer, J. A. Proc-Fert-Soc (348): p.1-20. (1993)
Includes references.
Descriptors: agricultural-production; sustainability; farming-systems; soil-management; crop-management; fertilizers; environmental-management; pollution-control; water-pollution; europe; nutrient-management

62.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.A43
Barriers to low-input agriculture adoption: a case study of Richmond County, Virginia.
Diebel, P. L.; Taylor, D. B.; Batie, S. S. Am-J-altern- agric. Greenbelt, MD : Henry A. Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture. 1993. v. 8 (3) p. 120-127.
Includes references.
Descriptors: low-input-agriculture; innovation- adoption; case-studies; organic-farming; economic-analysis; virginia; economic-barriers
Abstract: We coupled a nonlinear mathematical programming model with sensitivity analysis and evaluated some economic barriers to adoption of low-input agriculture by farmers in Richmond County, Virginia. Collection of primary data made the model more realistic. We analyzed potential barriers to adoption, including poultry litter price, yields, labor requirements, and variable input costs. We found the adoption of low-input practices to be sensitive to the price of poultry litter and relatively insensitive to yields, labor requirements, and variable costs. However, when several of these harriers are combined, the model predicts that farmers would use conventional practices. Therefore analysis of the farm as a system rather than practice by practice is important when identifying the effects of economic barriers.

63.
NAL Call No.: HD9225.A2V35- 1992
Basic formula to create community supported agriculture. Community supported agriculture.
Van En, R. Great Barrington, Mass., USA : R. Van En, [1992] 1 v. (unpaged) : ill., Cover title.
Descriptors: Vegetable-trade; Consumer-cooperatives; Agriculture,-Cooperative; Alternative-agriculture; Truck-farming

64.
NAL Call No.: S441.S855
Beginning farmer sustainable agriculture project.
Fraas, W. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education SARE or Agriculture in Concert with the Environment ACE research projects. [1988-. 1993. 13 p.
SARE Project Number: LNC 93-59-(03124). Record includes 5 1/4 floppy disk. Grant Number was previously LWF-62-016(02917).
Descriptors: farm-families; sustainability; farm- income; non-farm-income; nebraska; iowa; utah; sustainable- farming-methods

65.
NAL Call No.: HD1476.U62N2-- 1994
Beginning Farmer Sustainable Agriculture Project : interim report (February 94) : a cooperative project between farm families, Center for Rural Affairs, Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society, [and] University of Nebraska.
Center for Rural Affairs. Hartington, NE : Center for Rural Affairs, [1994] 12 p. : ill., Cover title.
Descriptors: Family-farms-Nebraska; Sustainable- agriculture-Nebraska

66.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.B46-- 1992
Benefits of diversity : an incentive towards sustainable agriculture. Benefits of diversity : an incentive toward sustainable agriculture.
Elsakker, B. v.; Witte, R.; Mansvelt, J. D. v.; Environment and Natural Resources Group. New York : United Nations Development Programme, 1992. xvi, 209 p. : ill., Authors: Boudewijn van Elzakker, Rob Witte, Jan Diek van Mansvelt--P. 207.
Descriptors: Organic-farming-Case-studies; Sustainable- agriculture-Economic-aspects; Rural-development

67.
NAL Call No.: S441.B47-- 1994
A better row to hoe : the economic, environmental, and social impact of sustainable agriculture.
Northwest Area Foundation (U.S.). St. Paul, Minn. : Northwest Area Foundation, c1994. 39 p., Cover title.
Descriptors: Sustainable-agriculture-Economic-aspects- Northwestern-States; Sustainable-agriculture-Environmental- aspects-Northwestern-States; Sustainable- agriculture-Social- aspects-Northwestern-States

68.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.A65B49-- 1995
Beyond broadacres : Weekly times.
Knox, I. Ringwood, Vic. : Penguin Books Australia Ltd. ; New York, N.Y.: Viking Penguin, 1995. 144 p. : ill. (some col.), Includes bibliographical references (p. 144).
Descriptors: Alternative-agriculture-Australia; Farms,- Small-Australia; Farm-management-Australia

69.
NAL Call No.: 23- Au792
Biological farming for sustainable agricultural production.
Penfold, C. M.; Miyan, M. S.; Reeves, T. G.; Grierson, I. T. Aust-j-exp-agric v.35(7): p.849-856. (1995)
Includes references.
Descriptors: alternative-farming; organic-farming; crop-production; profitability; environmental-impact; sustainability; low-input-agriculture; farming-systems; farming- systems-research; australia; biodynamic-farming; integrated- farming; productivity

70.
NAL Call No.: TP248.14.N35- 1990
Biological nitrogen fixation technology potential for increased agricultural production with lower inputs.
Bohlool, B. B. Biotechnology in Kenya proceedings of the National Conference on Plant and Animal Biotechnology, held February 25-March 3, 1990 at Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi, Kenya / AM Mailu, JO Mugah. Nairobi : Initiatives Publishers 1991.. p. 41-50.
Includes references.
Descriptors: agricultural-production; nitrogen- fixation; biological-production; genetic-engineering; biotechnology

71.
NAL Call No.: S69.R47
Biotechnology, alternative agriculture and public agricultural research in Maine.
Anderson, M. W. Res-Maine-People-Agric-Exp-Stn-Univ-Maine. Orono, Maine : The Station. May 1988. v. 1 (4) 8 p.
Includes references.
Descriptors: sustainability; alternative-farming; biotechnology; genetic-engineering; genetic-improvement; research-policy; economic-impact; social-impact; farm- inputs

72.
NAL Call No.: BJ52.5.J68
Biotechnology is not compatible with sustainable agriculture.
Grouch, M. L. J-agric-environ-ethics v.8(2): p.98-111. (1995)
Includes references.
Descriptors: sustainability; food-production; subsistence-farming; biotechnology

73.
NAL Call No.: HD9014.L32T48-- 1995
Bittersweet harvests for global supermarkets : challenges in Latin America's agricultural export boom. Bitter sweet harvests for global supermarkets.
Thrupp, L. A.; Bergeron, G.; Waters, W. F. Washington, D.C., U.S.A. : World Resources Institute, 1995. xii, 202 p. : ill., map, Includes bibliographical references (p. 165- 202).
Descriptors: Produce-trade-Latin-America; Floriculture- Latin-America; Exports-Latin-America; Agriculture-and-state- Latin-America; Sustainable-agriculture-Latin- America; Agriculture-Economic-aspects-Latin-America

74.
NAL Call No.: HT401.J68
Bolivian farmers and alternative crops: some insights into innovation adoption.
Sturm, L. S.; Smith, F. J. J-rural-stud v.9(2): p.141-151. (1993 Apr.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: farmers'-attitudes; alternative-farming; crops; innovation-adoption; risk; profitability; decision-making; agricultural-regions; bolivia
Abstract: The Bolivian Institute for Agricultural Technology, with financial and technical backing from USAID/Bolivia, has recently intensified its efforts to develop and promote cropping systems to serve as alternatives to coca cultivation in the Chapare region of Bolivia. A study was conducted in which 85 farmers were visited and interviewed in order to identify problems faced by farmers of the Chapare, understand the farming practices of the region, and determine the attributes of the new crops that were contributing to their adoption or rejection. Interviews were conducted in an informal manner using an interview guide consisting primarily of open- ended questions. The results of this study indicate that the capital outlay required and the expected profitability, both economic and otherwise, are the attributes of the new crops which most strongly influenced farmers' initial adoption/rejection decisions. The major obstacle to innovation adoption in the Chapare seems to be new crops whose adoption presents unacceptably high levels of risk coupled with low anticipated profitability. Recommendations for the development of the alternative crops program and the Chapare region conclude the paper.

75.
NAL Call No.: HF5415.126.K57-- 1993
Box subscriptions in direct marketing of ecological farms. Kisten-Abonnements in der Direktvermarktung von Oko- Betrieben.
Bunge, T. Witzenhausen : Gesamthochschule Kassel, 1993. 132 p., Includes bibliographical references (p. 122-126).
Descriptors: Direct-marketing-Germany; Food-industry- and-trade-Germany

76.
NAL Call No.: SB249.N6
A brief overview of naturally colored and organically grown niche cottons: production, marketing, processing, retailing.
Apodaca, J. K. Proc-Beltwide-Cotton-Conf. Memphis, Tenn. : National Cotton Council of America, 1991-. 1993. v. 3 p. 1403-1407.
Meeting held January 10-14, 1993, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Descriptors: gossypium; color; organic-farming; crop- production; retail-marketing; processing; natural-fibers

77.
NAL Call No.: S544.3.N3C66
Briefing series on the 1995 farm bill: sustainable agriculture policy.
Englin, J.; Baker, J. Fact-sheet-Max-C-Fleischmann-Coll- Agric,-Coop-Ext-Serv. [Reno, Nev.] : The College,. 1994. (94- 59) 2 p.
Includes references.
Descriptors: agricultural-policy; sustainability; legislation; federal-programs; usa

78.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.S86B85- 1992
Building bridges : cooperative research and education for Iowa agriculture : Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture 1992 conference proceedings.
Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture. Ames, Iowa : The Center, c1992. iii, 115, 9 p. : ill., "Third annual Leopold Center conference, February 18-19, 1992, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa."
Descriptors: Sustainable-agriculture-Congresses; Sustainable-agriculture-Iowa-Congresses; Agriculture-Research- Iowa-Congresses; Agriculture-and-state-United- States-Congresses

79.
NAL Call No.: S1.N32
Building on berries.
Bowman, G. New-farm v.15(7): p.40-42, 59. (1993 Nov.-1993 Dec.)
Descriptors: small-fruits; crop-enterprises; organic- farming; marketing; missouri

80.
NAL Call No.: HM208.E5
Building the case for sustainable agriculture: policy lessons from India, Chile, and the Philippines.
Faeth, P. Environment v.36(1): p.16-39, 45. (1994 Jan.-1994 Feb.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: sustainability; environmental-impact; water-use; case-studies; cropping-systems; erosion; pesticides; environmental-policy; india; chile; philippines

81.
NAL Call No.: SB950.2.A1J58
California strawberries: pesticides used and their alternatives.
Baker, B. J-pestic-reform v.13(3): p.24-28. (1993 Fall)
Includes references.
Descriptors: fragaria; pesticide-residues; methyl- bromide; fumigation; soil-sterilization; organic-farming; crop- production; plant-diseases; arthropod-pests; weed-control; costs; returns; california

82.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.A43
Can agricultural colleges meet the needs of sustainableagriculture.
Lacy, W. B. Am-J-altern-agric. Greenbelt, MD : Henry A. Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture. 1993. v. 8 (1) p. 40-45.
Includes references.
Descriptors: agricultural-colleges; sustainability; agricultural-education; extension; biotechnology
Abstract: As concern about the long-term viability of our food and fiber system has grown, many agricultural research administrators, prominent scientists and policymakers have focused increasing attention on the important research and educational needs in sustainable agriculture. Colleges of agriculture should be important in meeting the challenges of sustainable agriculture; a central question is whether they are adequate for the task. This paper highlights several individual and institutional constraints that limit the ability of these colleges to address the needs: 1) assumptions and biases regarding the relationship between humans and nature, and the concept of progress, 2) the demographic characteristics, education, and experience of research scientists, 3) the specialized departmental organization of research institutions; 4) imbalances among analyses on the molecular, cell, organism and ecosystem levels; 5) emphasis on farm level analysis and technology development; 6) new agricultural biotechnologies that may overemphasize short-term, narrow technical considerations and proprietary products; 7) compartmentalization of education by discipline, and the limited informal and field experiences for students; 8) the background and education of current Extension Service agents, 9) the emphasis on economic effects in research impact assessments, to the neglect of environmental effects and social consequences for farmers, rural communities and society at large; 10) limited capability for comprehensive public policy analysis. Despite these limitations, new research agendas and college programs are effectively addressing many needs of sustainable agriculture systems. To be more successful, these efforts must be broad-based and sensitive to a wide range of issues, and must include all participants in the system.

83.
NAL Call No.: 470- SCI2
Can sustainable farming win the battle of the bottom line.
Holmes, B. Science v.260(5116): p.1893-1895. (1993 June)
Includes references.
Descriptors: alternative-farming; sustainability; agricultural-economics

84.
NAL Call No.: 290.9- Am32P
Can we afford sustainable agriculture.
Waddington, R. Pap-Am-Soc-Agric-Eng. St. Joseph, Mich. : American Society of Agricultural Engineers,. Winter 1992. (928507) 13 p.
Paper presented at the "1992 International Winter Meeting sponsored by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers," December 15-18, 1992, Nashville, Tennessee.
Descriptors: sustainability; pilot-projects; environmental-protection; resource-conservation

85.
NAL Call No.: 1- Ag84y
Candor, NY: alternative farming, alternative place.
Knight, A. R. Yearb-agric. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., [1980-. 1990. p. 24-27.
In the series analytic: Americans in agriculture: portraits of diversity / edited by D. Smith.
Descriptors: alternative-farming; farm-enterprises; usa

86.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.B5
Case studies on nitrate leaching in arable fields of organic farms.
Scheller, E.; Vogtmann, H. Biol-agric-hortic v.11(1/4): p.91-102. (1995)
Paper presented at a workshop on Nitrate Leaching in Ecological Agriculture held October 1993, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Descriptors: organic-farming; arable-soils; nitrate; leaching; soil-organic-matter; nitrogen; mineralization; immobilization; crop-residues; nutrient-uptake; crop- management; nitrate-nitrogen; losses-from-soil; nitrogen-content; seasonal- fluctuations; nitrogen-cycle; case-studies; germany; nitrate- dynamics; nitrogen-management

87.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.A43
Cereal and wool production in the Esperance Sandplain area of Western Australia: The need for a systems approach for sustainable agriculture.
Fulton, M. Am-J-altern-agric. Greenbelt, MD : Henry A. Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture. 1993. v. 8 (2) p. 85-90.
Includes references.
Descriptors: cereals; crop-production; wool-production; systems-approach; sustainability; structural-change; western- australia
Abstract: The problems facing farmers in the Esperance Sandplain region of Western Australia--salinity, herbicide resistance, wind erosion, and plant disease--are highly interrelated. Unless the biological, economic and social aspects of the problems are examined in an integrated way, no sustainable system will be found. Similarly, agricultural teaching and research must become much more integrated if they are to address agricultural and environmental problems satisfactorily. This will require changes in the structure of university and research institutions and in the rewards for research and teaching.

88.
NAL Call No.: BJ52.5.J68
Clarifying the definition of sustainable agriculture.
Lehman, H.; Clark, E. A.; Weise, S. F. J-agric-environ- ethics v.6(2): p.127-143. (1993)
Includes references.
Descriptors: sustainability; economic-viability; ecology; integrated-systems; farming-systems

89.
NAL Call No.: 80- Ac82
Closed growing systems for more efficient and environmental friendly production.
Os, E. A. v. Acta-hortic (361): p.194-208. (1994 June)
Paper presented at the International Symposium on New Cultivation Systems in Greenhouse held April 26-30, 1993, Cagliari, Italy.
Descriptors: soilless-culture; greenhouse-crops; growing-media; greenhouse-culture; sustainability; low-input- agriculture; closed-systems

90.
NAL Call No.: SB950.2.A1J58
Collecting information about red raspberry production: a farmer-based project.
Bane, G. J-pestic-reform v.13(1): p.2-4. (1993 Spring)
Includes references.
Descriptors: rubus-idaeus; farm-surveys; farmers'- attitudes; alternative-farming; low-input-agriculture; sustainability; integrated-pest-management; pesticides; washington

91.
NAL Call No.: TD796.5.C58
Combining legumes and compost: a viable alternative for farmers in conversion to organic agriculture.
Astier, M.; Gersper, P. L.; Buchanan, M. Compost-sci- util v.2(1): p.80-87. (1994 Winter)
Includes references.
Descriptors: brassica-oleracea-var; -italica; organic- farming; conversion; poultry-manure; legumes; composts; ammonium- sulfate; crop-yield; california

92.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.S86G84- 1992
Common harvest : an alternative food and agriculture resource directory. 2nd ed.
Guenthner, D.; Bonlender, R.; Kulisheck, D. Minneapolis, Minn. : Food Action Network, Inc., [1992] vii, 150 p. : ill., "December 1992."
Descriptors: Sustainable-agriculture-Directories; Organic-gardening-Directories; Community-gardening-Directories

93.
NAL Call No.: 57.9- F41
Communicating the principles of sustainable agriculture to the farmer.
Thevenet, G.; Lescar, L.; Archer, J. R. Proc-Fert- Soc (347): p.1-24. (1993)
Descriptors: sustainability; agricultural-production; environmental-management; diffusion-of-information; environmental-protection; pollution-control; point-sources; integrated-systems; farming-systems; code-of-practice; committees; fertilizers; france; england; wales; nonpoint- sources; codes-of-good-agricultural-practice; committee-for-the- reduction-of-water-pollution-by-nitrates; corpen

94.
NAL Call No.: HD3271.S87- 1992
Community supported agriculture in Massachusetts : status, benefits, and barriers.
Suput, D. [S.l. : Tufts University, 1992] 88 p. : ill., Cover title.
Descriptors: Agriculture,-Cooperative-Massachusetts; Sustainable-agriculture-Massachusetts

95.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.S86C67- 1993
Compact International Agricultural Research Library (CIARL) Basic Retrospective Set (BRS) : 1962-1986. CIARL BRS.
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research. Washington, D.C. : The Group ; Mountain View, CA : Knowledge Access International, [1993] 17 computer laser optical disks A-Z reference guide + tutorial guide.
A-Z reference guide in English, Spanish, and French.
Descriptors: Sustainable-agriculture-Data-bases; Sustainable-agriculture-Economic-aspects-Data-bases; Poor- Nutrition-Data-bases
Abstract: Agricultural research aimed at increasing sustainable food production in such a way that the nutritional level and general economic well-being of low- income people are improved.

96.
NAL Call No.: S441.S855
Comparative economic and ecological analysis of lower chemical input fruit farms and other fruit farming systems.
Dickinson, J. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education SARE or Agriculture in Concert with the Environment ACE research projects. [1988-. 1993. [7] 17 p.
SARE Project Number: LNC 91-37. Record includes 3 1/2 inch floppy disk. Reporting period for the report is September 1992 to August 31, 1993.
Descriptors: small-fruits; vegetables; farming; organic-farming; low-input-agriculture; sustainability; crop- yield; economic-analysis; variable-costs; demonstration-farms; farming-systems-research; ohio; wisconsin; conventional-farming; integrated-farming

97.
NAL Call No.: HD1920.5.Z8E32- 1992
The comparative effectiveness of discharge and input control for reducing nitrate pollution.
Pan, J. EC agricultural policy by the end of the century proceedings of the 28th Seminar of the European Association of Agricultural Economists, September 10-12, 1992, Lisbon, Portugal / European Association of Agricultural Economists Symposium p.479-493. (1993)
Includes references.
Descriptors: nitrate-fertilizers; groundwater- pollution; economic-impact; case-studies; cost-effectiveness- analysis; pollution-control; european-communities; farm-inputs; europe; england

98.
NAL Call No.: S441.S855
Comparative performance and farm-level function of conventional and certified organic apple production systems in California.
Swezey, S. L. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education SARE or Agriculture in Concert with the Environment ACE research projects. [1988-. 1992. 33 p.
SARE Project Number: AW92-9. Record includes 3.5 floppy disk and appendices.
Descriptors: malus-pumila; organic-farming; crop- production; cover-crops; soil-fertility; cydia-pomonella; mating- disruption; biological-control; insect-control; low-input- agriculture; sustainability; california; sustainable-farm- practices

99.
NAL Call No.: SB610.2.B74
A comparative perspective on the economic performance of organic and conventional farming systems in Great Britain.
Murphy, M. Brighton-Crop-Prot-Conf-Weeds. Surrey : BCPC Registered Office. 1991. v. 2 p. 763-774.
Conference held November 18-21, 1991, Brighton, England.
Descriptors: organic-farming; agricultural-economics; crop-production; great-britain

100.
NAL Call No.: SB317.5.H68
Comparing integrated pest management and protectant stategies for control of apple scab and codling moth in an Iowa apple orchard.
Gleason, M. L.; Ali, M. K.; Domoto, P. A.; Lewis, D. R.; Duffy, M. D. HortTechnology v.4(2): p.136-141. (1994 Apr.-1994 June)
Includes references.
Descriptors: malus-pumila; integrated-pest-management; plant-disease-control; venturia-inaequalis; insect-control; cydia-pomonella; orchards; integrated-control; cost- benefit- analysis; chemical-control; low-input-agriculture; insecticides; fungicides; iowa

101.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.B5
Comparisions of nitrogen leaching in ecological and conventional cropping systems.
Eltun, R. Biol-agric-hortic v.11(1/4): p.103-114. (1995)
Paper presented at a workshop on Nitrate Leaching in Ecological Agriculture held October 1993, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Descriptors: cash-crops; fodder-crops; cropping- systems; alternative-farming; nitrogen-fertilizers; liquid- manures; tillage; plant-protection; comparisons; nitrate; ammonium; nitrogen; leaching; runoff; losses-from-soil; seasonal- fluctuations; farming-systems-research; sustainability; norway; ecological-farming; conventional-farming; cropping-system- research

102.
NAL Call No.: 23- Au792
A comparison of air-shear and electrostatic spray technology with a conventional air-blast sprayer to thin apples.
Oakford, M. J.; Jones, K. M.; Bound, S. A.; O'Reilly, L. Aust-j-exp-agric v.34(5): p.669-672. (1994)
Includes references.
Descriptors: malus-pumila; thinning; high-volume- spraying; controlled-droplet-application; ethephon; carbaryl; thiram; fruits; size; crop-yield; low-input-agriculture; tasmania; hand-thinning

103.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.C59- 1975
A Comparison of the production, economic returns, and energy-intensiveness of corn belt farms that do and do not use inorganic fertilizers and pesticides.
Lockeretz, W.; Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo. C. f. t. B. o. N. S. St. Louis, Mo. : Center for the Biology of Natural Systems, 1975. 62 p., "CBNS-AE-4."
Descriptors: Organic-farming; Crop-yields

104.
NAL Call No.: HT401.R47
Competing paradigms: an overview and analysis of the alternative-conventional agriculture debate.
Beus, C. E. Res-rural-sociol-dev. Greenwich, Conn. : JAI Press Inc., c1984-. 1995. v. 6 p. 23-50.
In the series analytic: Sustaining agriculture and rural communities / edited by H.K. Schwarzweller and T.A. Lyson.
Descriptors: agricultural-sector; beliefs; values; models; comparisons; sustainability; alternative-farming; productivity; efficiency; usa

105.
NAL Call No.: SB610.W39
Competitive abilities of six corn (Zea mays L.) hybrids with four weed control practices.
Ford, G. T.; Mt Pleasnt, J. Weed-technol v.8(1): p.124-128. (1994 Jan.-1994 Mar.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: zea-mays; hybrids; competitive-ability; weed-control; chemical-control; cultural-weed-control; tillage; band-placement; broadcasting; crop-weed- competition; low-input- agriculture; agronomic-characteristics; crop-yield; grain; growth-rate

106.
NAL Call No.: SB317.5.H68
Components of sustainable production systems for vegetables--conserving soil moisture.
Morse, R. D. HortTechnology v.3(2): p.211-214. (1993 Apr.-1993 June)
Includes references.
Descriptors: brassica-oleracea-var; -capitata; vegetables; crop-production; sustainability; soil-water-content; erosion; conservation-tillage; no-tillage; tillage; mulching; alternative-farming; water-use-efficiency; rain; dry-conditions; conventional-tillage; strip-tillage

107.
NAL Call No.: S539.5.J68
A comprehensive approach to sustainable agriculture: W. K. Kellogg's integrated farming systems initiative.
Hesterman, O. B.; Thorburn, T. L. J-prod-agric v.7(1): p.132-134. (1994 Jan.-1994 Mar.)
Paper presented at the symposium "Farming systems options for U.S. agriculture," 1992, Menneapolis, Minnesota.
Descriptors: farming-systems; sustainability; integrated-systems; programs; usa

108.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.S86S8
Conservation farming as an alternative to shifting cultivation in Sri Lanka: an economic evaluation.
Agalawtte, M. B.; Abeygunawardena, P. J-sustain- agric v.4(2): p.65-79. (1993)
Includes references.
Descriptors: alternative-farming; shifting-cultivation; comparisons; cost-benefit-analysis; profitability; sustainability; sri-lanka

109.
NAL Call No.: S589.7.E57- 1994
Conservation tillage a sustainable agricultural practice.
Lakshminarayan, P. G.; Bouzaher, A.; Johnson, S. R. Environmentally sound agriculture proceedings of the second conference 20-22 April 1994 / p.139-146. (1994)
Includes references.
Descriptors: zea-mays; glycine-max; continuous- cropping; rotations; conservation-tillage; tillage; environmental-impact; sustainability; erosion; erosion-control; nitrate- nitrogen; losses-from-soil; leaching; runoff; water- quality; simulation-models; statistical-analysis; conventional- tillage; metamodels

110.
NAL Call No.: S604.5.E65-- 1995
Conserving land : population and sustainable food production.
Engelman, R.; LeRoy, P.; Population Action International. Population and Environment Program. Washington, D.C. : Population Action International, Population and Environment Program, 1995. 48 p. : col. ill., Includes bibliographical references (p. 47-48).
Descriptors: Agricultural-conservation; Sustainable- agriculture; Land-use; Population; Food-supply

111.
NAL Call No.: S599.A1K73-- 1990
Continuous and cyclical farming strategies for soil management for sustainable agriculture.
Krautkraemer, J. A.; Resources for the Future. Energy and Natural Resources Division. Washington, D.C. : Energy and Natural Resources Division, Resources for the Future, c1990. 27, 12 p. : ill., Bibliography: p. 26-27.
Descriptors: Soil-management-United-States; Agriculture-Economic-aspects-United-States

112.
NAL Call No.: QH540.E23
Contrasting the tolerance of wild and domesticated tomatoes to herbivory: agroecological implications.
Welter, S. C.; Steggall, J. W. Ecol-Appl v.3(2): p.271-278. (1993 May)
Includes references.
Descriptors: lycopersicon-esculentum; wild-plants; herbivores; defoliation; insect-pests; crop-yield; fruits; domestication; life-history; tolerance; genotypes; dry- matter- distribution; photosynthesis; crop-growth-stage

113.
NAL Call No.: 100- C12Cag
Conventional, low-input and organic farming systems compared.
Temple, S. R.; Somasco, O. A.; Kirk, M.; Friedman, D. Calif-agric v.48(5): p.14-19. (1994 Sept.-1994 Oct.)
Descriptors: cash-crops; farming-systems; sustainability; organic-farming; cover-crops; rotation; double- cropping; nitrogen-fixation; soil-fertility; pest-control; application-date; crop-yield; california

114.
NAL Call No.: 80- Ac82
Conventions on quality in the fruit and vegetables sector: results on the organic sector.
Sylvander, B. Acta-hortic (340): p.241-246. (1995 Jan.)
Paper presented at the XII International Symposium on Horticultural Economics / edited by J.-C Montigaud, L.M. Albisu, U. Avermaete, L. Ekelund, D. Meijaard, and E. de Kleijn.
Descriptors: organic-farming; organic-culture; fruit- growing; vegetable-growing; fruit; vegetables; domestic- consumption; retail-prices; price-policy; food-consumption; returns; gross-margins

115.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.C85- 1984
Conversion project progress report 1981- 1983.
Culik, M. N.; Liebhardt, W. C.; Rodale Research Center. Agronomy Dept. [Kutztown, Pa.] : Rodale Press, c1984. 46 p. : ill., "Agronomy Department, Rodale Research Center."
Descriptors: Organic-farming; Soil-productivity; Crop- yields

116.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.W96-- 1992
Conversion to organic agriculture in Australia : problems and possibilities in the cereal-livestock industry.
Wynen, E.; National Association for Sustainable Agriculture (Australia). Sydney : National Association for Sustainable Agriculture (Australia), [1992] 139 p., "June 1992."
Descriptors: Organic-farming-Economic-aspects- Australia; Organic-farming-Economic-aspects-Australia-Case- studies; Grain-Economic-aspects-Australia; Livestock- Economic- aspects-Australia

117.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.B5
Conversion towards organic agriculture in Russia: a preliminary study.
Buys, J. Biol-agric-hortic v.10(2): p.125-140. (1993)
Includes references.
Descriptors: kolkhozy; sovkhozy; conversion; projects; organic-farming; farming-systems; agricultural-production; crop- yield; low-input-agriculture; farm-structure; sustainability; russia

118.
NAL Call No.: S544.3.N7S3
Cornell officials reject lowering standards to cut pesticide use.
Holder, W. St-Lawrence-Cty-Agric-News. Canton, N.Y. : Agricultural Division, St. Lawrence County Cooperative Extension Association. Sept 1992. v. 76 (9) p. 11.
Descriptors: pesticide-residues; standards; consumer- attitudes; agricultural-education

119.
NAL Call No.: HD69.P6B46- 1993
Corporate realities and environmental truths : strategies for leading your business in the environmental era. Corporate realities & environmental truths.
Bennett, S. J. 1.; Freierman, R.; George, S. 1. New York : J. Wiley, 1993. viii, 232 p. : ill., Title on spine: Corporate realities & environmental truths.
Descriptors: Pollution-Economic-aspects-United-States; Strategic-planning-Environmental-aspects-United-States; Green- marketing-United-States; Green-movement- United-States-Case- studies; United-States-Industries-Environmental-aspects

120.
NAL Call No.: TD365.C54- 1995
Costs and returns of alternative farming systems in Missouri MSEA project.
Prato, T.; Xu, F.; Wu, X. S.; Ma, J. C. Clean water, clean environment, 21st century team agriculture, working to protect water resources conference proceedings, March 5-8, 1995, Kansas City, Missouri /. St. Joseph, Mich. : ASAE, c1995.. v. 3 p. 207-210.
Includes references.
Descriptors: zea-mays; glycine-max; triticum-aestivum; sorghum-bicolor; rotations; no-tillage; nitrogen-fertilizers; pesticides; application-rates; low-input-agriculture; profitability; returns; profits; production-costs; pilot-farms; research-projects; missouri; management-systems-evaluation-areas

121.
NAL Call No.: 80- Ac82
Costs of flame cultivation.
Nemming, A. Acta-hortic (372): p.205-212. (1994 Aug.)
Paper presented at the Symposium on Engineering as a Tool to Reduce Pesticide Consumption and Operator Hazards in Horticulture, August 10-12, 1993, Ulvik, Norway.
Descriptors: flame-cultivators; weed-control; organic- farming; costs; profitability; rowcrops; denmark

122.
NAL Call No.: S441.S855
Cover crop integration into conservation production systems for cotton and sorghum.
Dabney, S. M. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education SARE or Agriculture in Concert with the Environment ACE research projects. [1988-. 1993. 11 p.
SARE Project Number: LS93-55. Record Includes 3 1/2 Flop py Disk.
Descriptors: gossypium; sorghum; cover-crops; winter; vigor; maturity-stage; crop-management; no-tillage; weed-control; crop-weed-competition; low-input- agriculture; sustainability; alabama; arkansas; georgia; mississippi; tennessee

123.
NAL Call No.: SB1.H6
Cover crops, nitrogen cycling, and soil properties in semi-irrigated vegetable production systems.
Shennan, C. HortScience v.27(7): p.749-754. (1992 July)
Paper presented at the "Colloquium on Sustainable Vegetable Production, held at the 88th American Society of Horticultural Science Annual Meeting, July 22, 1991, University Park, Pennsylvania.
Descriptors: vegetables; crop-production; alternative- farming; irrigated-conditions; cover-crops; nitrogen-cycle; productivity; soil-fertility; soil-properties; leaching; sustainability

124.
NAL Call No.: 389.79- C81
Cows, crops, and cash: making dairy farms sustainable.
Fox, D. G.; Klausner, S. D.; Tylutki, T. P.; Hanchar, J. J. Proc-Cornell-Nutr-Conf-Feed-Manuf p.47-55. (1994)
56th meeting held October 18-20, 1994, Rochester, New York.
Descriptors: crop-management; nutrient-content; farm- management; animal-nutrition; nutrient-availability; manures; economic-impact; new-york

125.
NAL Call No.: HD9007.M6C74- 1992
Creating a sustainable food system : pioneers tell their story. Pioneers tell their story.
Klein, M.; Minnesota Food Association. Marketing Information Service. St. Paul, MN : Marketing Information Services, Minnesota Food Association, 1992. 87 p. : ill., map, Running title: Pioneers tell their story.
Descriptors: Farm-produce-Minnesota-Marketing; Organic- farming-Minnesota; Farmers-Minnesota-Interviews; Sustainable- agriculture-Minnesota

126.
NAL Call No.: SB950.A2C76-- 1993
Crop protection and sustainable agriculture.
Chadwick, D.; Marsh, J.; Ciba Foundation. Chichester ; New York : Wiley, 1993. x, 285 p. : ill., maps, Editors: Derek J. Chadwick (organizer) and Joan Marsh.
Descriptors: Plants,-Protection-of-Congresses; Sustainable-agriculture-Congresses; Food-supply-Congresses

127.
NAL Call No.: SB950.3.D44C76- 1993
Crop protection strategies for subsistence farmers.
Altieri, M. A. Boulder : Westview Press ; London : IT Publictions, 1993. ix, 197 p. : ill., map, Includes bibliographical references and index.
Descriptors: Plants,-Protection-of-Developing- countries; Agricultural-pests-Control-Developing-countries; Alternative-agriculture-Developing-countries; Farms,-Small- Developing-countries

128.
NAL Call No.: DISS-- F1991269
Crop residue management as an integral component of sustainable crop production.
Ford, P. B. 1. 1991. ix, 164 leaves : ill., Directed by W.L. Hargrove.
Descriptors: Crop-residue-management-Southern-States; Sustainable-agriculture-Southern-States

129.
NAL Call No.: 23- Au792
Cropping practices in the Victorian Mallee. 1. Effect of direct drilling and stubble retention on the water economy and yield of wheat.
Incerti, M.; Sale, P. W. G.; O'Leary, G. J. Aust-j-exp- agric v.33(7): p.877-883. (1993)
Includes references.
Descriptors: triticum-aestivum; direct-sowing; no- tillage; fallow; herbicides; weed-control; chemical-control; tillage; stubble-cultivation; soil-water; availability; crop- yield; low-input-agriculture; mallee; victoria; chemical-fallow

130.
NAL Call No.: HD1775.I6I5
Cropping systems research--July 1993.
Ewbank, M.; Dobbins, C.; Mengel, D. Stn-bull. West Lafayette, Ind. : Ind. Dept. of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Experiment Station, Purdue University. July 1993. (667) 32 p.
Descriptors: alternative-farming; farming-systems- research; rotations; cropping-systems

131.
NAL Call No.: S441.S8557
CROPS, the crop rotation planning system, for whole- farm environmental and economic planning.
Stone, N. D. Agriculture in Concert with the Environment ACE research projects Southern Region. [1991-. 1995. 40 p.
SARE Project Number AS92-4. Record includes floppy disk. Record includes several articles on project. Date of report is May 1995. This is a final report.
Descriptors: alternative-farming; sustainability; crop- management; animal-wastes; management; economic-evaluation; computer-software; farm-planning; virginia; north-carolina; sustainable-farming-practices

132.
NAL Call No.: HD1491.A3C82- 1991
CSA's community supported agriculture : an alternative enterprise guidebook.
Harlem Valley Planning Partnership. [Fairfield, Vt. : The Associates, 1991] 21 p., Cover title.
Descriptors: Agriculture,-Cooperative-Guidebooks; Agriculture-Economic-aspects-Guidebooks; Farm-management- Guidebooks

133.
NAL Call No.: HD1401.G532
Cultural practices and sample costs for organic vegetable production on the Central Coast of California.
Klonsky, K.; Tourte, L.; Chaney, D.; Livingston, P.; Smith, R. Giannini-Found-inf-ser. Davis, Calif. : Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics. Mar 1994. (94-2) 87 p.
Includes references.
Descriptors: vegetables; organic-farming; farm- management; soil-management; pest-management; rotations; cover- crops; harvesting; packing; agricultural-regions; california

134.
NAL Call No.: 64.9- Am3
Decision support systems for sustainable agriculture.
Jones, J. W.; Bowen, W. T.; Boggess, W. G.; Ritchie, J. T. ASA-spec-publ (56): p.123-138. (1993)
In the series analytic: Technologies for sustainable agriculture in the tropics / edited by J. Ragland and R. Lal.
Descriptors: sustainability; agricultural-production; decision-making; information-systems; design; databases; simulation-models; crop-models; soil-models

135.
NAL Call No.: HD1765.D47-- 1994
Designing green support programs.
Lynch, S. Greenbelt, Md. : Henry A. Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture, [1994] 119 p. : ill., maps, Cover title.
Descriptors: Agricultural-price-supports-United-States; Agriculture-and-state-United-States; Agriculture-Economic- aspects-United-States; Agriculture-Environmental- aspects- Government-policy-United-States; Sustainable-agriculture- Government-policy-United-States

136.
NAL Call No.: S589.7.E57- 1994
Designs for windbreaks and vegetative filterstrips that increase wildlife habitat and provide income.
Miller, B. K.; Moser, B. C.; Johnson, K. D.; Swihart, R. K. Environmentally sound agriculture proceedings of the second conference 20-22 April 1994 / p.567-574. (1994)
Includes references.
Descriptors: alternative-farming; windbreaks; soil- conservation; structures; design; erosion-control; income; economic-evaluation; wildlife; habitats; indiana

137.
NAL Call No.: QH442.G456
Developing sustainable agriculture production systems for 21st century.
Genet-eng-news v.15(13): p.22. (1995 July)
Descriptors: low-input-agriculture; sustainability; agricultural-research

138.
NAL Call No.: 442.8- An72
Development of a low input system for growing wheat (Triticum vulgare) in a permanent understorey of white clover (Trifolium repens.).
Jones, L.; Clements, R. O. Ann-appl-biol v.123(1): p.109-119. (1993 Aug.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: triticum; trifolium-repens; understory; low-input-agriculture; nitrogen; nutrient-availability; ammonium- nitrate; application-rates; crop-density; sowing-date; yield- components; uk; cereal; clover-bi-cropping-systems

139.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.I47J68
Development of an information network for sustainable agriculture.
Auburn, J. S.; MacLean, J. T. J-agric-food-inf v.1(3): p.25-40. (1993)
Includes references.
Descriptors: sustainability; diffusion-of-information; usda; federal-programs; program-development; technology-transfer; sustainable-agriculture-research-and-education-program

140.
NAL Call No.: S441.S8552
Development of cropping systems for nematode management on agronomic and horticultural crops.
Dickson, D. W. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education SARE research projects Southern Region. [1988-. 1995. 84 p.
SARE Project Number: LS92-46 (formerly under ENY-03239). Record includes floppy disk and publications. Date of report is September 25, 1995. This is a final report.
Descriptors: meloidogyne-arenaria; plant-parasitic- nematodes; crops; cropping-systems; population-density; crop- yield; nematode-control; cultural-control; sustainability; low- input-agriculture; florida; alabama

141.
NAL Call No.: 80- Ac82
Development of environmentally justified production systems and methods in Dutch horticulture.
Ammerlan, J. C. J. Acta-hortic (340): p.103-110. (1995 Jan.)
Paper presented at the XII International Symposium on Horticultural Economics / edited by J.-C. Montigaud, L.M. Albisu, U. Avermaete, L. Ekelund, D. Meijaard, and E. de Kleijn.
Descriptors: horticulture; greenhouse-culture; crop- production; greenhouse-crops; pollution-control; low-input- agriculture; applied-research; agricultural-research; research- institutes; experimental-stations; netherlands

142.
NAL Call No.: 80- Ac82
Development of IFP systems for apple: survey of three years research.
Schenk, A. M. E. Acta-hortic. Wageningen : International Society for Horticultural Science. Oct 1993. v. 347 p. 33- 40.
Paper presented at the, "Second International Symposium on Integrated Fruit Production", August 24-28, 1992, Veldhoven, Netherlands.
Descriptors: malus-pumila; cultivars; integrated- control; farming-systems-research; fungal-diseases; fungicides; arthropod-pests; acaricides; insecticides; growth- regulators; crop-production; low-input-agriculture; netherlands; integrated- fruit-production

143.
NAL Call No.: S441.S855
Development of methods toward sustainable apple and poultry production.
Gage, S. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education SARE or Agriculture in Concert with the Environment ACE research projects. [1988-. 1993. [15] 44 p.
SARE Project Number: ANC92-14. Record includes appendices. Reporting period for this report is September 1992 to November 1993.
Descriptors: solanum-tuberosum; malus-pumila; intercropping; chickens; geese; biological-control-agents; insect-pests; weeds; biological-control; insect-control; weed- control; mulching; crop-yield; consumer-education; newsletters; low-input-agriculture; sustainability; michigan; free-range- chickens; free-range-geese

144.
NAL Call No.: S441.S855
Development of sustainable cropping systems for New York cash crop producers.
Cox, W. J. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education SARE or Agriculture in Concert with the Environment ACE research projects. [1988-. 1992. 24 p.
SARE Project Number: ANE 92.8. Record includes 5 1/4 floppy disk.
Descriptors: cash-crops; zea-mays; glycine-max; triticum-aestivum; trifolium; avena-sativa; brassica; cropping- systems; profitability; sustainability; low-input- agriculture; demonstration-farms; new-york

145.
NAL Call No.: S441.S855
Development of sustainable potato production systems for the Pacific Northwest.
Stark, J. C. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education SARE or Agriculture in Concert with the Environment ACE research projects. [1988-. 1991. 36 p.
SARE Project Number: LW-91-20. Record includes 5 1/4 floppy disk and several articles on project.
Descriptors: solanum-tuberosum; rotations; cover-crops; insecticides; transgenic-plants; bacillus-thuringiensis; beneficial-insects; plant-diseases; plant-disease-control; plant- parasitic-nematodes; nitrogen-balance; nitrogen-fertilizers; sustainability; low-input-agriculture; crop-yield; crop-quality; weed-control; idaho; washington; biological-insecticide

146.
NAL Call No.: QH301.A76
Differential weed suppression and weed control in winter wheat.
Christensen, S.; Rasmussen, G.; Olesen, J. E. Asp-appl- biol (40,pt.2): p.335-342. (1994)
In the series analytic: Arable farming under CAP reform / edited by J. Clarke, A. Lane, A. Mitchell, M. Ramans and P. Ryan.
Descriptors: winter-wheat; triticum-aestivum; weeds; weed-control; chemical-control; herbicides; cultivars; crop- density; sowing-date; sowing-rates; yield-losses; varieties; low-input-agriculture; cultural-weed-control

147.
NAL Call No.: S494.S68D57-- 1990
Directing oil overcharge funds for sustainable agriculture : state case study : Wisconsin Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration Program.
Americans for Safe Food (Project). Washington, DC : Americans for Safe Food, Center for Science in the Public Interest, [1990?]. 1 v. (various pagings) : ill., Cover title.
Descriptors: Sustainable-Agriculture-Demonstration- Program-Wis; Sustainable-agriculture-Wisconsin

148.
NAL Call No.: S451.O3D57- 1991
A Directory of farmers' innovations in Ohio : a farmer- to-farmer networking tool.
Enshayan, K.; Stinner, D.; Stinner, B. R.; George Gund Foundation. Columbus, Ohio : Sustainable Agriculture Program, Ohio State University, Dept. of Entomology, [1991] i, 32 p. : map, "June 1991."
Descriptors: Farm-management-Ohio-Directories; Alternative-agriculture-Ohio-Directories; Sustainable- agriculture-Ohio-Directories

149.
NAL Call No.: 100- C12Cag
Disease, insect pressures make organic production risky in Sonoma County.
Vossen, P.; Jolly, D.; Meyer, R.; Varela, L.; Blodgett, S. Calif-agric v.48(6): p.29-36. (1994 Nov.-1994 Dec.)
Descriptors: malus-pumila; organic-farming; soil- fertility; thinning; pest-management; pheromones; mating- disruption; crop-yield; cydia-pomonella; plant-nutrition; costs; economic-viability; california

150.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.S86M66- 1992
Diversity, farmer knowledge, and sustainability. Farmer knowledge.
Moock, J. L.; Rhoades, R. E. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1992. xii, 278 p. : ill., maps, Includes bibliographical references and index.
Descriptors: Sustainable-agriculture-Congresses; Agricultural-diversification-Congresses; Agriculture-Research- Congresses; Agricultural-systems-Congresses; Agriculture- Technology-transfer-Congresses

151.
NAL Call No.: 448.8- J824
Dr. Stoll's wormy world revisited: the neglected animal diseases.
Murrell, K. D. J-parasitol v.80(2): p.174-188. (1994 Apr.)
Presidential address presented at the 68th Annual Meeting, American Society of Parasitologists, Nov. 3, 1993, Atlanta, Georgia.
Descriptors: livestock; parasitoses; public-health; nutrition; food-production; low-input-agriculture; sustainability; pest-control; development-aid

152.
NAL Call No.: 80- Ac82
Ecological aspects of integrated crop production (IP) in Switzerland.
Gysi, C. Acta-hortic (339): p.1-9. (1993 Aug.)
Paper presented at the Workshop on Ecological Aspects of Vegetable Fertilization in Integrated Crop Production in the Field, September 7-11, 1992, Wadenswil, Switzerland.
Descriptors: vegetables; crop-production; integrated- systems; farms; ecology; organic-farming; switzerland; off-farm- input

153.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.S86S8
Ecological sustainability in agricultural systems: definition and measurement.
Neher, D. J-Sustainable-Agric v.2(3): p.51-61. (1992)
Includes references.
Descriptors: farming-systems; sustainability; ecology; farm-inputs; indicators; measurement; federal-programs; farming- systems-research; ecosystems; usa; environmental-monitoring-and- assessment-program; agroecosystem-resource-group

154.
NAL Call No.: 18-G313E-Heft- 406
Economic analysis of consumer behavior towards nutrition with products of ecological agriculture. Okonomische Analyse des Einkaufsverhaltens bei einer Ernahrung mit Produkten des okologischen Landbaus.
Brombacher, J. Munster-Hiltrup : Landwirtschaftsverlag, 1992. ix, 191 p. : ill., Includes bibliographical references (p. 168-172).

155.
NAL Call No.: HD9077.T4M64-- 1994
An economic analysis of organic cotton as a niche crop in Texas.
Mohammadioun, M. 1.; Gallaway, M.; Apodaca, J. K.; University of Texas at Austin. Bureau of Business Research. Austin, Tex. : Bureau of Business Research, University of Texas at Austin, Graduate School of Business, [1994] v, 56 p. : ill., "January 1994."
Descriptors: Cotton-Economic-aspects-Texas; Cotton- Texas; Cotton-trade-Texas; Organic-farming-Economic-aspects-Texas

156.
NAL Call No.: S441.S855
An economic analysis of sustainable agriculture adoption in the Midwest: implications for farm firms and the environment.
Batte, M. T. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education SARE or Agriculture in Concert with the Environment ACE research projects. [1988-. 1991. 98 p.
SARE Project Number: SA-N91-20E. Record includes 3 1/2 floppy disk and several research papers on project.
Descriptors: zea-mays; glycine-max; triticum-aestivum; hay; tillage; economic-analysis; economic-impact; profitability; prices; profitability; alternative-farming; sustainability; low- input-agriculture; farm-surveys; ohio

157.
NAL Call No.: 80- Ac82
Economic analysis of three tomato production systems.
Brumfield, R. G.; Adelaja, F. E.; Reiners, S. Acta- hortic (340): p.255-260. (1995 Jan.)
Paper presented at the XII International Symposium on Horticultural Economics / edited by J.-C Montigaud, L.M. Albisu, U. Avermaete, L. Ekelund, D. Meijaard, and E. de Kleijn.
Descriptors: lycopersicon-esculentum; crop-production; cropping-systems; organic-farming; organic-culture; integrated- pest-management; crop-yield; production-costs; returns; production-costs; economic-viability; new-jersey; conventional- farming; gross-returns; net-returns

158.
NAL Call No.: S589.7.E57- 1994
Economic and environmental analysis of conventional and alternative cropping systems for a northeast Kansas.
Koo, S.; Diebel, P. L. Environmentally sound agriculture proceedings of the second conference 20-22 April 1994 / p.38-44. (1994)
Includes references.
Descriptors: water-pollution; surface-water; contamination; atrazine; pollution-control; economic-viability; alternative-farming; cropping-systems; environmental-impact; economic-impact; kansas

159.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.A43
An economic comparison of conventional and reduced- chemical farming systems in Iowa.
Chase, C.; Duffy, M. Am-J-Alternative-Agric v.6(4): p.160-173. (1991)
Includes references.
Descriptors: zea-mays; glycine-max; avena-sativa; alfalfa-hay; meadows; economic-analysis; cropping-systems; farming-systems; agricultural-chemicals; comparisons; alternative-farming; yields; returns; land; labor-requirements; production-costs; profitability; labor-costs; farm-management; iowa
Abstract: Labor requirements, production costs, yields, and economic returns were evaluated for conventional and reduced-chemical cropping systems in northeast Iowa from 1978 to 1989. Continuous corn (C-C) and corn-soybean (C-Sb) rotations represented the conventional system; a corn-oat-meadow (C-O-M) rotation represented the reduced-chemical system. The C-C and C- Sb rotations used both commercial pesticides and fertilizers. The C-O-M rotation used manure for fertilization and applied pesticides only in emergencies. Operations for all systems were implemented by one farm manager. The C-Sb rotation had the highest corn yield over the 12-year period, and the C-O-M rotation the lowest. The corn within the C-O-M rotation, however, produced the second highest average return to land labor, and management. With costs of production substantially lower than the conventional systems, the C-O-M corn crop had competitive returns despite lower-yield. The C-Sb average return to land, labor, and management was significantly higher than for the other systems. Hourly labor charges of $4, $10, $20, and $50 had little effect on the rankings of economic returns. Because of unusually high alfalfa reseeding costs and low average oat yields, returns to the C-O-M rotation were significantly lower than C-Sb but comparable to C-C. With better alfalfa establishment and higher average oat yields, the reduced- chemical system might have been competitive with the C-Sb conventional system.

160.
NAL Call No.: HD1920.5.Z8E24-- 1994
The economic consequences of a drastic reduction in pesticide use in the EU : revised papers of a workshop held in Tannenfelde (Schleswig-Holstein) November 13th-14th, 1993.
Michalek, J.; Hanf, C. H. Kiel : Wissenschaftsverlag Vauk, 1994. v, 352 p. : ill., Includes bibliographical references.
Descriptors: Agriculture-and-state-European-Economic- Community-countries-Congresses; Pesticides-European-Economic- Community-countries-Congresses

161.
NAL Call No.: TD365.C54- 1995
Economic evaluation of three production regimes at the Ohio MSEA project.
Batte, M. T. Clean water, clean environment, 21st century team agriculture, working to protect water resources conference proceedings, March 5-8, 1995, Kansas City, Missouri /. St. Joseph, Mich. : ASAE, c1995.. v. 3 p. 17- 20.
Descriptors: zea-mays; glycine-max; triticum-aestivum; vicia-villosa; rotations; monoculture; sustainability; no- tillage; chiselling; ridging; tillage; low-input-agriculture; returns; linear-programming; profitability; research-projects; economic-evaluation; pilot-farms; ohio; management-systems- evaluation-areas

162.
NAL Call No.: SB249.N6
The economic impact of organic cotton on the Texas economy.
Gallaway, M. P.; Mohammadioun, M. Proc-Beltwide-Cotton- Conf. Memphis, Tenn. : National Cotton Council of America, 1991-. 1994. v. 1 p. 507-511.
Meeting held January 5-8, San Diego, California.
Descriptors: cotton; gossypium; organic-farming; economic-analysis; alternative-farming; texas

163.
NAL Call No.: SB249.N6
Economic impact of withdrawals specific agricultural pesticides in the lower Rio Grande Valley.
Bryant, K. J.; Lacewell, R. D.; Robinson, J. R. C.; Norman, J. W. Jr.; Sparks, A. N. Jr.; Bremer, J. E. Proc-Beltwide-Cotton-Conf p.404-407. (1993)
Meeting held January 10-14, 1993, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Descriptors: pesticides; economic-impact; regulations; texas

164.
NAL Call No.: SB608.F8E26-- 1993
Economic impacts of reduced pesticide use on fruits and vegetables.
Knutson, R. D. College Station, TX : American Farm Bureau Research Foundation, c1993. v, 123 p. : ill., "September 1993."
Descriptors: Fruit-Diseases-and-pests-Control-Economic- aspects-United-States; Vegetables-Diseases-and-pests-Control- Economic-aspects-United-States; Pesticides- Economic-aspects- United-States

165.
NAL Call No.: SB969.8.U6E26-- 1993
Economic impacts of reduced pesticide use on fruits and vegetables : executive summary. Reduced pesticide use on fruits and vegetables.
Knutson, R. D.; American Farm Bureau Research Foundation. [S.l.] : American Farm Bureau Research Foundation, c1993. 21 p. : ill., Cover title.
Descriptors: Pesticides-Economic-aspects-United-States; Fruit-Diseases-and-pests-Control-Economic-aspects-United-States; Vegetables-Diseases-and-pests-Control- Economic-aspects-United- States

166.
NAL Call No.: HD1775.S8R47-- no.89-3
Economic results of alternative farming systems trials at South Dakota State University's Northeast Research Station : 1985-1988.
Mends, C.; Dobbs, T. L.; Smolik, J. D. Brookings, S.D. : Economics Dept., South Dakota State University, [1989] ii, 95 p. : ill., "August 1989."
Descriptors: Sustainable-agriculture-Economic-aspects- South-Dakota; Alternative-agriculture-South-Dakota-Economic- aspects

167.
NAL Call No.: QH301.A76
Economic results of farming with reduced levels of inputs: report on the first years of TALISMAN.
Bowerman, P.; Young, J. E. B.; Cook, S. K.; Jones, A. E.; Green, M. Asp-appl-biol (40,pt.1): p.69-76. (1994)
In the series analytic: Arable farming under CAP reform / edited by J. Clarke, A. Lane, A. Mitchell, M. Ramans and P. Ryan.
Descriptors: low-input-agriculture; pesticides; nitrogen-fertilizers; farm-inputs; rotations; research-projects; crop-yield; yield-response-functions; marginal-analysis; farming- systems-research; eastern-england; yorkshire-and-lancashire; west-midlands-of-england

168.
NAL Call No.: QH301.A76
Economic viability of less-intensive farming systems designed to meet current and future policy requirements: 5-year summary of the LIFE project.
Jordan, V. W. L.; Hutcheon, J. A. Asp-appl-biol (40,pt.1): p.61-68. (1994)
In the series analytic: Arable farming under CAP reform / edited by J. Clarke, A. Lane, A. Mitchell, M. Ramans and P. Ryan.
Descriptors: low-input-agriculture; arable-farming; integrated-systems; rotations; crop-husbandry; triticum-aestivum; brassica-napus; agricultural-chemicals; economic- viability; land-banks; south-west-england

169.
NAL Call No.: 18--G313E-Heft- 436
Economical analysis of the conversion to ecological agriculture. Okonomische Analyse der Umstellung auf okologischen Landbau : eine empirische Untersuchung des Umstellungsverlaufes im Rahmen des EG- Extensivierungsprogrammes.
Schulze Pals, L. Munster : Landwirtschaftsverlag, 1994. 1 v. (various pagings) : ill., Includes bibliographical references.

170.
NAL Call No.: S441.S855
Economically viable production of vegetables in the southern region using low-input and sustainable techniques: a database.
Peet, M. M. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education SARE or Agriculture in Concert with the Environment ACE research projects. [1988-. 1992. [37] 13 p.
SARE Project Number: LS91-32-185. Reporting period for this report is February 12, 1992 to December 15, 1992.
Descriptors: vegetables; crop-production; sustainability; databases

171.
NAL Call No.: BJ52.5.J68
Economics and energetics of organic and conventional farming.
Pimentel, D. J-Agric-Environ-Ethics v.6(1): p.53-60. (1993)
Includes references.
Descriptors: organic-farming; economic-evaluation; energy-requirements; usa

172.
NAL Call No.: HD1751.R25-- no.95-02
The economics of converting conventionally managed eastern vineyards to organic management practices.
White, G. B. G. B.; New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Dept. of Agricultural, R. a. M. E. [Ithaca, N.Y. : Dept. of Agricultural, Resource, and Managerial Economics, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, 1995] 29 p. : ill., Cover title.
Descriptors: Viticulture-Economic-aspects; Organic- farming-Economic-aspects

173.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.E26-- 1994
The economics of organic farming : an international perspective.
Lampkin, N.; Padel, S. S. Wallingford : CAB International, c1994. xvi, 468 p. : ill., Includes bibliographical references and index.
Descriptors: Organic-farming; Organic-farming-Economic- economics; Agriculture-Economic-aspects; Agriculture- Environmental-aspects; Alternative-agriculture; Sustainable- agriculture

174.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.S86A47-- no.91-11
Economics of sustainable agriculture: a literature review.
White, D. C. Urbana, Ill. : College of Agriculture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, [1991] 23 p., "January 1991."

175.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.S86S8
The economics of sustainable agriculture: adding a downstream perspective.
Hitzhusen, F. J. J-Sustainable-Agric v.2(2): p.75-89. (1991)
Includes references.
Descriptors: alternative-farming; sustainability; erosion; economic-evaluation; environmental-impact; erosion- control; externalities; economic-impact; social-benefits; ohio

176.
NAL Call No.: S530.A4
Educational delivery methods to encourage adoption of sustainable agricultural practices.
Gamon, J.; Harrold, N.; Creswell, J. J-agric-educ v.35(1): p.38-42. (1994)
Includes references.
Descriptors: extension-education; farm-management; educational-programs; teaching-methods; sustainability; innovation-adoption; iowa

177.
NAL Call No.: KJE6604.2-- 1993
EEC regulation "Organic agriculture" : market access for third countries and a comparative view of Codex Alimentarius, EEC and U.S.A. regulations.
Schmidt, H.; Haccius, M.; International Fedration of Organic Agriculture Movements. Tholey-Theley, Germany : IFOAM, [1993?] 104 p., Includes index.
Descriptors: Organic-farming-Law-and-legislation- European-Economic-Community-countries

178.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.B5
Effect of different organic manures and garden waste compost on the nitrate dynamics in soil, N uptake and yield of winter wheat.
Berner, A.; Scherrer, D.; Niggli, U. Biol-agric- hortic v.11(1/4): p.289-300. (1995)
Paper presented at a workshop on Nitrate Leaching in Ecological Agriculture held October 1993, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Descriptors: triticum-aestivum; winter-wheat; farmyard- manure; composts; slurries; nitrogen; nutrient-sources; npk- fertilizers; top-dressings; mineralization; nutrient- availability; nutrient-uptake; crop-growth-stage; nitrogen- content; soil-water; crop-yield; grain; dry-matter-accumulation; wheat-straw; growth-rate; switzerland; organic-versus-inorganic- fertilizers

179.
NAL Call No.: TD172.W36
The effect of farming practices on reducing excess nitrogen fertilizer use.
Huang, W. Y.; Uri, N. D. Water-air-soil-pollut v.77(1/2): p.79-95. (1994 Sept.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: nitrogen-fertilizers; rotations; continuous-cropping; sole-cropping; zea-mays; glycine-max; application-rates; low-input-agriculture; simulation-models; farmland; mathematical-models; leaching; meadows; farm-income

180.
NAL Call No.: QH301.A76
The effect of season and management on the grain yield and breadmaking quality of organically grown wheat cultivars.
Thompson, A. J.; Gooding, M. J.; Davies, W. P. Asp- appl-biol. Wellesbourne, Warwick : The Association of Applied Biologists. 1993. v. 36 p. 179-188.
In the series analytic: Cereal quality III / edited by P.S. Kettlewell, J.K. Gorstang, C.M. Duffus, N. Magan, W.T.B. Thomas and N.D. Paveley.
Descriptors: triticum-aestivum; organic-farming; organic-culture; crop-yield; crop-quality; wheat; food- processing; quality; cultivars; undersowing; environmental- factors

181.
NAL Call No.: 80- Ac82
Effect of three farming systems (bio-dynamic, bio- organic, conventional) on yield and quality of beetroot (Beta vulgaris L. var. esculenta L.) in a seven year crop rotation.
Mader, P.; Pfiffner, L.; Niggli, U.; Plochberger, A. V.; Balzer, U.; Balzer, F.; Besson, J. M. Acta-hortic (339): p.11-31. (1993 Aug.)
Paper presented at the Workshop on Ecological Aspects of Vegetable Fertilization in Integrated Crop Production in the Field, September 7-11, 1992, Wadenswil, Switzerland.
Descriptors: beta-vulgaris; farming-systems; crop- yield; crop-quality; rotations; food-quality; nutrient-content; cluster-analysis; switzerland

182.
NAL Call No.: S441.S855
Effective nitrogen for low input forage and grain production in a thermic-udic region.
Bruce, R. R. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education SARE or Agriculture in Concert with the Environment ACE research projects. [1988-. 1992. [47] 9 p.
SARE Project Number: LS-90-20-66. Reporting period for this report is from January 1992 to December 1992.
Descriptors: forage; trifolium; trifolium-incarnatum; pennisetum-americanum; no-tillage; nitrogen-balance; low-input- agriculture; georgia

183.
NAL Call No.: S441.S855
Effective nitrogen for low input forage and grain production in a thermic-udic region.
Bruce, R. R. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education SARE or Agriculture in Concert with the Environment ACE research projects. [1988-. 1994. [3] 37 p.
SARE Project Number: LS-90-20-66. Record includes 3 1/2 inch floppy disk. Reporting period for this report is May 1990 to March 1994. This is a final report.
Descriptors: pennisetum-americanum; trifolium- incarnatum; nitrogen; forage; feed-grains; fodder-crops; nitrogen-balance; haymaking; grazing; no-tillage; watersheds- ; soil-types; losses-from-soil; low-input-agriculture; georgia

184.
NAL Call No.: SB319.2.F6F56
Effectiveness of several mulching methods on yields of organically grown cabbage and okra.
Kostewicz, S. R.; Stephens, J. M. Proc-annu-meet-Fla- State-Hort-Soc. [S.l.] : The Society,. May 1994. v. 106 p. 316- 317.
Meeting held October 19-21, 1993, Miami Beach, Florida.
Descriptors: mulching; crop-yield; organic-farming; mulches; brassica-oleracea-var; -capitata; abelmoschus- esculentus; florida

185.
NAL Call No.: S590.C63
Effects of conventional and alternative management systems on soil phosphorus content, soil structure, and corn yield.
Pezzarossa, B.; Barbafieri, M.; Benetti, A.; Petruzzelli, G.; Mazzoncini, M.; Bonari, E.; Pagliai, M. Commun- soil-sci-plant-anal v.26(17/18): p.2869-2885. (1995)
Includes references.
Descriptors: zea-mays; crop-management; alternative- farming; phosphorus; nutrient-content; spatial-distribution; profiles; porosity; soil-structure; conservation-tillage; fertilizers; weed-control; nutrient-uptake; crop-yield; grain; soil-fertility; italy; conventional-management; reduced- tillage
Abstract: Conventional management practices have been associated with increased soil erosion and organic matter loss and the contamination of surface and ground water. Alternative agriculture systems which minimize external chemical inputs and degradation of soil and water resources represent alternatives to conventional management practices. Four different management practices were compared on an alluvial silty loam soil cultivated to grow corn (Zea mays L.). The effects of conventional and reduced tillage and of different chemical inputs on the distribution of phosphorus (P) concentration and on soil porosity were investigated. Results showed that the highest P content was detected in the topsoil (0-10 cm) of the minimum tilled plots even though the amount of P fertilizer added was much lower than the amount added in the conventionally tilled plots. The total porosity was significantly higher in the minimum tilled soil and was related only to the tillage technique. Since the higher porosity was mainly due to the higher proportion of elongated and regular pores, the minimum tilled soil appeared to be more resistant to physical stresses and characterized by a higher biological activity.

186.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.B5
The effects of crop combination and row arrangement in the intercropping of lettuce, favabean and pea on weed biomass and diversity and on crop yields.
Sharaiha, R.; Gliessman, S. Biol-Agric-Hort-Int-J v.9(1): p.1-13. (1992)
Includes references.
Descriptors: lactuca-sativa; pisum-sativum; vicia-faba; intercrops; intercropping; organic-farming; weed-control; crop- weed-competition; species-diversity; biomass; crop-yield; california

187.
NAL Call No.: QH301.A76
The effects of reduced nitrogen and weed competition on the yield of winter wheat.
Lintell Smith, G.; Baylis, J. M.; Watkinson, A. R.; Firbank, L. G. Asp-appl-biol (30): p.367-372. (1992)
In the series analytic: Nitrate and farming systems / edited by J.R. Archer, K.W.T. Goulding, S.C. Jarvis, C.M. Knott, I. Lord, S.E. Ogilvy, J. Orson, K.A. Smith, and B. Wilson.
Descriptors: triticum-aestivum; winter-wheat; crop- yield; weed-competition; crop-weed-competition; papaver-rhoeas; galium-aparine; bromus-sterilis; nitrogen-fertilizers; application-rates; low-input-agriculture; nutrient-availability; eastern-england

188.
NAL Call No.: SB317.5.H68
The effects of reduced tillage on the soil environment.
Coolman, R. M.; Hoyt, G. D. HortTechnology v.3(2): p.143-145. (1993 Apr.-1993 June)
Includes references.
Descriptors: conservation-tillage; minimum-tillage; erosion; drainage; edaphic-factors; soil-water-content; soil- temperature; crop-yield; yield-increases; sustainability; alternative-farming

189.
NAL Call No.: 10- Ex72
The effects of sole and traditional intercropping of millet and cowpea on soil and crop productivity.
Reddy, K. C.; Visser, P. L.; Klaij, M. C.; Renard, C. Exp-agric v.30(1): p.83-88. (1994 Jan.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: pennisetum-americanum; vigna-unguiculata; continuous-cropping; intercropping; nitrogen-fertilizers; crop- yield; soil-fertility; nutrient-uptake; nitrogen; phosphorus; striga-hermonthica; weed-control; low-input-agriculture; sahel; niger

190.
NAL Call No.: S441.S855
Effects of sustainable and conventional agriculture on farm wildlife.
Anderson, J. R. Jr.; Bromley, P. T. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education SARE or Agriculture in Concert with the Environment ACE research projects. [1988-. 1992. 22 p.
SARE Project Number: AS 92-5. Record includes 3 1/2 floppy dsk.
Descriptors: zea-mays; glycine-max; wildlife; colinus- virginianus; telemetry; population-density; farming; sustainability; low-input-agriculture; habitats; pesticides; exposure; cost-analysis; north-carolina; conventional-farming; field-borders; ditch-banks

191.
NAL Call No.: SB13.E97
Effects of withholding phosphate and potash fertilizer on grain yield of cereals and on plant-available phosphorus and potassium in calcareous soils.
Withers, P. J. A.; Unwin, R. J.; Grylls, J. P.; Kane, R. Eur-J-agron v.3(1): p.1-8. (1994)
Includes references.
Descriptors: cereals; calcareous-soils; limestone- soils; chalk-soils; potassium-fertilizers; phosphorus- fertilizers; application-rates; continuous-cropping; rotations; grasses; low-input-agriculture; crop-yield; grain; yield-losses; exchangeable-potassium; nutrient-availability; south-west-england

192.
NAL Call No.: S401.E58-- 1994
Environment and agriculture : rethinking development issues for the 21st century : proceedings of a symposium in honor of Robert D. Havener held May 5 and 6, 1993, at Winrock International, Morrilton, Arkansas.
Havener, R. D. 1.; Breth, S. A.; Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development. Morrilton, AR : Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development, 1994. vii, 265 p. : ill., maps, Includes bibliographical references.
Descriptors: Agricultural-resources-Congresses; Agriculture-Environmental-aspects-Congresses; Agricultural- conservation-Congresses; Sustainable-agriculture- Congresses; Rural-development-Congresses

193.
NAL Call No.: TD365.C54- 1995
Environmental and farm profitability objectives in water quality sensitive areas: evaluating the tradeoffs.
Bischoff, J. H.; Dobbs, T. L.; Pflueger, B. W.; Henning, L. D. Clean water, clean environment, 21st century team agriculture, working to protect water resources conference proceedings, March 5-8, 1995, Kansas City, Missouri /. St. Joseph, Mich. : ASAE, c1995.. v. 3 p. 25-28.
Descriptors: groundwater-pollution; nitrate; nitrogen- fertilizers; leaching; band-placement; split-dressings; rotations; glycine-max; zea-mays; avena-sativa; medicago- sativa; profits; profitability; returns; water-quality; pollution- control; incentives; low-input-agriculture; south-dakota; integrated-crop-management-program; water-quality-incentive- program

194.
NAL Call No.: S471.J3K86-- 1994
Environmental preservation and natural resources utilization. Shohan. Kankyo hozen to shigen riyo shisutemu.
Kumori, F. 1. Kyoto-shi : Kyoto Daigaku Gakujutsu Shuppankai, 1994. vi, 275 p. : ill., Includes bibliographical references.
Descriptors: Agriculture-Economic-aspects-Japan; Agricultural-resources-Japan; Conservation-of-resources-Japan; Sustainable-agriculture-Japan

195.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.S86O89- 1992
Environmentally compatible agricultural development : resource, food and income security as a task for development and structural policy.
Otzen, U.; Deutsches Institut fur Entwicklungspolitik. Berlin : German Development Institute, 1992. x, 59 p. : ill., Includes bibliographical references (p. 57-59).
Descriptors: Sustainable-agriculture; Environmental- policy; Food-supply

196.
NAL Call No.: HN79.W43C67
Evaluating the feasibility of alternative agriculture and natural resource-based enterprises.
Gross, D. W. R-D-West-Va-Univ-Ext-Serv. Morgantown, W.Va. : The Service. [1993?]. (748) 14 p.
In subseries: Natural Resources Management and Income Opportunity Series: Alternative Enterprises: Regional Perspective.
Descriptors: alternative-farming; cost-benefit- analysis; marketing; farm-income; culinary-herbs; fuelwood; venison; new-york

197.
NAL Call No.: S441.S855
Evaluation of a low-input, no-till, no-herbicide continuous grazing system for dairy cows.
Bertrand, J. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education SARE or Agriculture in Concert with the Environment ACE research projects. [1988-. 1993. p. 6 p.
SARE Project Number: 30-5291. Record includes 5 1/4 floppy disk.
Descriptors: dairy-cattle; grazing-systems; no-tillage; low-input-agriculture; animal-health; economic-analysis

198.
NAL Call No.: TD365.C54- 1995
Evaluation of alternative cropping practices under herbicide use/soil loss restrictions.
Pfeifer, R. A.; Rudstrom, M.; Mitchell, S. N.; Doering, O. C. I. Clean water, clean environment, 21st century team agriculture, working to protect water resources conference proceedings, March 5-8, 1995, Kansas City, Missouri /. St. Joseph, Mich. : ASAE, c1995.. v. 1 p. 145-148.
Includes references.
Descriptors: atrazine; alachlor; glyphosate; no- tillage; chiselling; plowing; returns; farm-results; low-input- agriculture; decision-making; farm-size; models; weed- control; decision-making-flow-chart; herbicide-restrictions

199.
NAL Call No.: S441.S855
Evaluation of alternative strategies for small fruit production.
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education SARE or Agriculture in Concert with the Environment ACE research projects. [1988-. 1993. [4] 20 p.
SARE Project Number: 92-08-01. Record includes Northeast SARE Small Fruits Newsletter, a research article, and 3 1/2 inch floppy disk. Reporting period for this report is December 1992 to December 1993.
Descriptors: rubus-idaeus; fragaria; integrated-pest- management; insect-pests; predatory-mites; plant-pathogenic- fungi; pest-resistance; cropping-systems; cover-crops; plastic- film; low-input-agriculture; sustainability; biological-control; fungus-control; insect-control; weed-control; crop-yield; efficacy; pennsylvania; west-virginia; new-york; maine; massachusetts; trellising

200.
NAL Call No.: 100- T31P
Evaluation of forage legumes for low-input farming systems.
Evers, G. W.; Gabrysch, J. L. PR-Tex-Agric-Exp-Sta (5014): p.7-10. (1993 Apr.)
In the series analytic: Forage research in Texas, 1992.
Descriptors: fodder-legumes; farming-systems; sustainability; dry-matter; protein-content; nitrogen-content; crop-yield; rotations; cultivars; texas

201.
NAL Call No.: S451.N9E93- 1991
Evaluation of low-input crop/livestock production systems : final report. Evaluation of low input crop livestock production systems.
North Dakota State University. [Carrington, ND?] : North Dakota State University, [1991] 1 v. (various pagings) : ill., Cover title.
Descriptors: Agricultural-diversification- Environmental-aspects-North-Dakota; Agricultural-diversification- Economic-aspects-North-Dakota; Sustainable-agriculture- Environmental-aspects-North-Dakota; Sustainable-agriculture- Economic-aspects-North-Dakota; Livestock-Environmental-aspects- North-Dakota; Livestock- Economic-aspects-North-Dakota; Crop- rotation-Environmental-aspects-North-Dakota; Crop-rotation- Economic-aspects-North-Dakota

202.
NAL Call No.: 56.8- J822
An evaluation of soil survey crop yield interpretations for two central Iowa farms.
Steinwand, A. L.; Karlen, D. L.; Fenton, T. E. J-soil- water-conserv v.51(1): p.66-71. (1996 Jan.-1996 Feb.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: soil-surveys; maps; interpretation; crop- yield; prediction; fields; farming-systems; comparisons; alternative-farming; soil-types-genetic; land-productivity; glycine-max; zea-mays; soil-management; crop-management; iowa; conventional-farming; field-scale-management

203.
NAL Call No.: S590.C63
Evolution of the low income per acre--large number of acres per farm--highly mechanized--monoculture--not too sustainable agriculture.
Wallace, A. Commun-soil-sci-plant-anal v.25(1/2): p.61-66. (1994)
In the special issue devoted to perspectives on relationships between sustainability of soil and the environment / edited by A. Wallace.
Descriptors: large-farms; farm-management; farm-size; sustainability; usa

204.
NAL Call No.: HD1.A3
Expanding the policy dimension of farming systems research.
Fox, R.; Finan, T.; Pearson, S.; Monke, E. Agric- syst v.33(3): p.271-287. (1990)
Includes references.
Descriptors: farming-systems-research; policy; economic-analysis; costs; profits; zea-mays; alternative-farming; portugal

205.
NAL Call No.: QH301.A76
Exploitation of disease resistance in oilseed rape cultivars.
Thomas, J. E.; Walker, K. C. Asp-appl-biol (40,pt.1): p.237-243. (1994)
In the series analytic: Arable farming under CAP reform / edited by J. Clarke, A. Lane, A. Mitchell, M. Ramans and P. Ryan.
Descriptors: brassica-napus; leptosphaeria-maculans; pyrenopeziza-brassicae; peronospora-parasitica; disease- resistance; fungal-diseases; cultivars; fungicides; chemical- control; yield-response-functions; low-input-agriculture; uk

206.
NAL Call No.: GE5.A66- 1993
An exploration of the economics of farm management alternatives to improve water quality.
Heilman, P.; Yakowitz, D. S.; Stone, J. J.; Kramer, L. A.; Lane, L. J.; Imam, B. Application of advanced information technologies effective management of natural resources proceedings of the 18-19 June 1993 Conference, Spokane, Washington /. St. Joseph, Mich. : American Society of Agricultural Engineers, c1993.. p. 194-205.
Includes references.
Descriptors: water-quality; pollutants; farm- management; farm-income; decision-making; simulation-models; usda; iowa; prototype-decision-support-system; agricultural- research-service

207.
NAL Call No.: HT401.A36
Exploring the theory and practice of participatory research in U.S. sustainable agriculture: a case study in insect pest management.
Dlott, J. W.; Altieri, M. A.; Masumoto, M. Agric-human- values v.11(2/3): p.126-139. (1994 Spring-1994 Summer)
In the special issue: "Participation and empowerment" in sustainable rural development / edited by L.A. Thrupp.
Descriptors: peaches; farming-systems-research; insect- pests; pest-management; crop-production; sustainability; case- studies; california

208.
NAL Call No.: S441.S855
Extension of the Presidedress Soil Nitrate Test for New Jersey field and sweet corn growers.
Heckman, J. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education SARE or Agriculture in Concert with the Environment ACE research projects. [1988-. 1991. 14 p.
SARE Project Number: ANE 91-4. Record includes 3 1/2 floppy disk and articles on presidedress soil nitrate test (PSNT).
Descriptors: soil-testing; nitrate-nitrogen; soil- fertility; fertilizer-requirement-determination; nitrogen- fertilizers; sidedressing; low-input-agriculture; zea-mays; crop- yield; new-jersey

209.
NAL Call No.: HD1773.A2N6
Factors affecting the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices.
D'Souza, G.; Cyphers, D.; Phipps, T. Agric-resour-econ- rev v.22(2): p.159-165. (1993 Oct.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: sustainability; innovation-adoption; decision-making; mathematical-models; descriptive-statistics; factor-analysis; west-virginia

210.
NAL Call No.: TX341.C6
Faltering policies spur on sustainable agriculture.
Nutr-Week v.22(25): p.4-5. (1992 June)
Descriptors: agricultural-policy; sustainability; usa

211.
NAL Call No.: HD1476.A3F73-- 1994
Family agriculture : tradition and transformation.
Francis, D. G. London : Earthscan, 1994. xi, 228 p. : ill., Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-223) and index.
Descriptors: Family-farms; Agriculture-Social-aspects; Agriculture-Economic-aspects; Sustainable-agriculture

212.
NAL Call No.: S441.S855
Farm improvement club network for sustainable agriculture.
Matheson, N. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education SARE or Agriculture in Concert with the Environment ACE research projects. [1988-. 1991. 16 p.
SARE Project Number: LW91-23. Software with SARE Project Number LWD 92-4. Includes articles on AERO as appendices.
Descriptors: clubs; rural-communities; sustainability; low-input-agriculture; public-relations; organizations; montana; sustainable-farm-practices; alternative-energy-resources- organization; non-government-organizations

213.
NAL Call No.: 56.8- J822
A farm-level case study of sustainable agricultural production.
Xu, F.; Prato, T.; Ma, J. C. J-soil-water-conserv v.50(1): p.39-44. (1995 Jan.-1995 Feb.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: farming-systems; evaluation; sustainability; economic-impact; farm-income; environmental- impact; erosion; nitrate; leaching; case-studies; missouri

214.
NAL Call No.: S539.5.J68
Farm-level economic and environmental impacts of eastern Corn Belt cropping systems.
Foltz, J. C.; Lee, J. G.; Martin, M. A. J-prod- agric v.6(2): p.290-296. (1993 Apr.-1993 June)
Includes references.
Descriptors: zea-mays; medicago-sativa; glycine-max; microeconomic-analysis; economic-impact; alternative-farming; environmental-impact; rotations; continuous- cropping; simulation-models; computer-simulation; erosion; runoff; pesticides; water-pollution; corn-belt-states-of-usa; epic- simulation-model; gleams-simulation-model

215.
NAL Call No.: HD1773.A2N6
Farm-level evaluation of alternative policy approaches to reduce nitrate leaching from midwest agriculture.
Swinton, S. M.; Clark, D. S. Agric-resour-econ-rev v.23(1): p.66-74. (1994 Apr.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: farming; nitrate-nitrogen; leaching; pollution-control; economic-policy; economic-analysis; federal- programs; models

216.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.S86H64-- 1991
Farm program options guide to sustainable agriculture, conservation and water quality incentive programs in the 1990 Farm Bill.
Hoefner, F.; Cramer, C.; Thorpe, K.; Cleaveland, M.; Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working Group. [Walthill, Neb.] : The Sustainable Agriculture Working Group, c1991. iii, 32 p. : ill., "January 1991."
Descriptors: United-States-Food,-Agriculture,- Conservation,-and-Trade-Act-of-1990; Agricultural-laws-and- legislation-United-States; Rural-development-United-States; Sustainable-agriculture-United-States; Alternative-agriculture- United-States; Water-quality-United-States; Agricultural- conservation-United-States; Agricultural- subsidies-United-States

217.
NAL Call No.: 281.28- R88
Farm structure and chemical use in the Corn Belt.
Lighthall, D. R. Rural-sociol v.60(3): p.505-520. (1995 Fall)
Includes references.
Descriptors: farm-structure; agricultural-chemicals; low-input-agriculture; farmers; innovation-adoption; corn-belt- states-of-usa; iowa
Abstract: Why do certain full-time farming operations embrace low-chemical input production practices and not others? Historical records of production from 25 randomly sampled participants reflecting the conventional approach to production were systematically compared with 14 purposively-chosen low-input farming operations in three Iowa counties. Empirical indicators revealed a consistent relationship between increasing scale and chemical use intensity. In addition, younger family farm operators were more likely to adopt low-input practices. The causal mechanisms that account for these differences in chemical use are presented and related to long-standing debates regarding farm structure and class differentiation in capitalist agriculture.

218.
NAL Call No.: S1.N32
Farmers take charge of marketing: new co-ops capture the value of quality.
Bowman, G. New-farm v.15(7): p.12-16. (1993 Nov.-1993 Dec.)
Descriptors: crops; organic-farming; cooperative- marketing

219.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.S86S8
Farming in 2031: a scenario of sustainable agriculture in Canada.
Van Bers, C.; Robinson, J. B. J-sustain-agric v.4(1): p.41-65. (1993)
Includes references.
Descriptors: farming-systems; sustainability; crop- production; food-production; supply-balance; environmental- protection; feasibility-studies; canada

220.
NAL Call No.: S445.F47-- 1994
Farming more sustainably in the South : nine farmers' stories.
Richards, K. S.; Bachmann, J.; Vinton, H.; Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group. [S.l.] : Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group, [c1994] i, 30 p. : ill., Cover title.
Descriptors: Sustainable-agriculture-Southern-States; Sustainable-agriculture-Economic-aspects-Southern-States; Plants- Diseases-and-pests-Biological-control- Southern-States

221.
NAL Call No.: 281.28- R88
Farming practices and adherence to an alternative- conventional agricultural paradigm.
Allen, J. C.; Bernhardt, K. Rural-sociol v.60(2): p.297-309. (1995 Summer)
Includes references.
Descriptors: farmers'-attitudes; farm-management; agricultural-production; regional-surveys; household-surveys; cluster-analysis; correlation; nebraska
Abstract: Can a farmer's paradigmatic attitudes predict the actual production system used? Data on actual production practices were collected from a statewide random sample of agricultural producers in Nebraska and used to evaluate the research question. Findings suggest that a relationship does exist between production practices and world view, with specific attitudes related to agricultural production practices. These attitudes are especially salient when it comes to the importance of community in maintaining quality of life among agricultural producers.

222.
NAL Call No.: S539.5.J68
Farming soils, not field: a strategy for increasing fertilizer profitability.
Carr, P. M.; Carlson, G. R.; Jacobsen, J. S.; Nielsen, G. A.; Skogley, E. O. J-prod-agric v.4(1): p.57-61. (1991 Jan.-1991 Mar.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: alternative-farming; fields; soil- fertility; crop-yield; soil-variability; fertilizers; application-rates; variation; profitability; montana; precision- farming
Abstract: Farm fields are traditionally fertilized as one homogeneous soil unit. Most fields, however, contain two or more soils with different crop yield potentials. This study was conducted to (i) measure crop yield differences between contrasting soils within fields, and (ii) compare the economics of "farming soils, not fields," where contrasting soils in a field receive different vs. uniform rates and formulations of fertilizer. Crop yield variability studies were conducted along 1600 ft transects across several soil units in each of four fields during 1987. Grain yield, test weight, and returns over variable costs varied greatly among soil units in each field (P <0.05). Soil fertility studies also revealed differences in grain yield, test weight, and returns among soil units in five fields during 1987 and 1988. Fertility studies indicated yields were similar for small grains when recommended fertilizer treatments were applied as soil unit treatments rather than as a field treatment. Returns were $2.06 to $5.14 greater per acre for the soil treatment than for the field treatment in three of five fields, but overall, the returns were not significantly different. A recommended fertilizer treatment was not always the optimum treatment, however. In two fields, additional returns of $21.68 to $23.51/acre resulted when optimum soil treatments were applied rather than the field treatment. The data reveal the importance of appropriate crop yield goals, accurate soil tests, and reliable fertilizer recommendations when developing a strategy for generating greater returns by farming soil, not fields. Given these caveats, our work suggests that farming soils, not fields will increase fertilizer profitability.

223.
NAL Call No.: 100-SO82- 3
Farming systems studies, 1991.
TB-Agric-Exp-Stn-S-D-State-Univ. Brookings, S.D. : The Station. Oct 1992. (99) 6 p.
In the series analytic: Soil science research in the Plant Science Department : 1991 Annual Report. Soil PR 91-3.
Descriptors: farming-systems-research; rotations; conservation-tillage; alternative-farming; minimum-tillage; row- tillage; crop-yield; cost-benefit-analysis; south-dakota

224.
NAL Call No.: 1- Ag84y
Farms that succeed using LISA.
Madden, J. P. Yearb-agric. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., [1980-. 1989. p. 220-225.
In the series analytic: Farm management: How to achieve your farm business / edited by D.T. Smith.
Descriptors: low-input-agriculture; sustainability; farming-systems; farm-management

225.
NAL Call No.: S1.N32
Farmstead dairies deliver value.
Shirley, C. New-farm v.16(7): p.9-15. (1994 Nov.-1994 Dec.)
Descriptors: dairying; organic-farming; organic-foods; on-farm-processing

226.
NAL Call No.: SB1.H6
Feasibility of improving cucumber yield without chemical control in soils susceptible to nematode buildup.
Hanna, H. Y.; Colyer, P. D.; Kirkpatrick, T. L.; Romaine, D. J.; Vernon, P. R. HortScience v.29(10): p.1136- 1138. (1994 Oct.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: cucumis-sativus; lycopersicon-esculentum; double-cropping; meloidogyne-incognita; ethoprophos; preplanting- treatment; nematode-control; cultivars; pest-resistance; susceptibility; crop-yield; dry-matter-accumulation; low-input- agriculture; transplanting
Abstract: Studies were conducted for 2 years in root- knot-nematode-infested soils to determine growth and yield response of 'Dasher II' cucumbers (Cucumis sativus L.) to double- cropping with nematode-resistant tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill), using nematode-free cucumber transplants and preplant treatment with ethoprop nematicide. Cucumbers grown following the nematode-resistant 'Celebrity' tomato during the same season produced significantly more plant dry weight, more fruit per plant, and higher premium and total yields than did cucumbers double-cropped with the nematode-susceptible 'Heatwave' tomato in both years. The cucumber produced longer stems in 1992 and fewer culls in 1993 following resistant tomatoes. Cucumber plants raised in nematode-free soilless mix for 3 weeks before transplanting produced significantly longer stems and more plant dry weight than did direct-seeded cucumbers in 1992, but not in 1993; however, they produced significantly higher premium yield in both years, and higher total yield, more fruit per plant, and fewer culls in 1993. Preplant treatment with ethoprop significantly increased cucumber stem length, dry weight, premium and total yield, and number of fruit per plant in 1992 but not in 1993. Ethoprop treatment had no effect on the percentage of culls in either year.

227.
NAL Call No.: S589.7.E57- 1994
Feasibility of site-specific nutrient and pesticide applications.
Hayes, J. C.; Overton, A.; Price, J. W. Environmentally sound agriculture proceedings of the second conference 20-22 April 1994 / p.62-68. (1994)
Includes references.
Descriptors: alternative-farming; fertilizers; pesticides; application-methods; application-rates; spatial- variation; geographical-information-systems; systems; feasibility; economic-evaluation; prescription-farming; global- positioning-systems; precision-application

228.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.S86S8
Federal policies as incentives or disincentives to ecologically sustainable agricultural systems.
Doering, O. J-Sustainable-Agric v.2(3): p.21-36. (1992)
Includes references.
Descriptors: farming-systems; sustainability; agricultural-policy; federal-programs; incentives; disincentives; farming; usa

229.
NAL Call No.: S1.N32
Feed for the East (Coast).
Cicero, K. New-farm v.15(7): p.35-36, 38-39. (1993 Nov.-1993 Dec.)
Descriptors: organic-farming; feed-grains; milling; markets; pennsylvania

230.
NAL Call No.: 80- Ac82
The fertilizer requirement of young apple trees as affected by restricting the fertilizer placement to the herbicide strip.
Ystaas, J.; Froynes, O. Acta-hortic. Wageningen : International Society for Horticultural Science. Oct 1993. v. 347 p. 179-188.
Paper presented at the, "Second International Symposium on Integrated Fruit Production", August 24-28, 1992, Veldhoven, Netherlands.
Descriptors: malus; soil-management; potassium- fertilizers; nitrogen-fertilizers; application-rates; band- placement; herbicides; crop-quality; fruits; weight; crop-yield; fruit-trees; size; leaves; nitrogen-content; low-input- agriculture; norway

231.
NAL Call No.: 57.9- F41
Fertilizer use and sustainable agriculture in Asia.
Uexkull, H. R. v.; Mutert, E. W. Proc-Fert-Soc (340): p.19-36. (1993)
Descriptors: crop-production; food-production; sustainability; soil-fertility; fertilizers; use-efficiency; asia

232. NAL Call No.: Videocassette- no.1660
Field of greens.
Canadian Organic Growers. Ottawa : Canadian Organic Growers, c1992- videocassettes : sd., col..
v. 1. episode 1. Marketing success (27 min., 43 sec.) -- episode 2. Feeding the new consumer (28 min., 13 sec.) -- v. 2. episode 3. The new family farm (26 min., 4 sec.) -- episode 4. Boarding the ark (27 min., 34 sec).
Descriptors: Organic-farming-Canada
Abstract:Tells success stories of Canadian organic farmers, market gardeners, and researchers. Included are interviews with David Cohlmeyer and Bev Wright of Cookstown Greens and researchers, Hugh Maynard, Jane Herman, Dr. Stuart Hill, and Denis La France.
233.
NAL Call No.: TD365.C54- 1995
Field-specific nitrogen rate recommendation system for winter wheat.
Alley, M. M.; Scharf, P. C. Clean water, clean environment, 21st century team agriculture, working to protect water resources conference proceedings, March 5-8, 1995, Kansas City, Missouri /. St. Joseph, Mich. : ASAE, c1995.. v. 2 p. 5-8.
Includes references.
Descriptors: triticum-aestivum; winter-wheat; nitrogen- fertilizers; application-rates; nitrate; ammonium; fields; soil- fertility; nitrogen-content; crop-yield; application- date; winter; spring; low-input-agriculture; split-dressings; optimum- application-rates

234.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.S86F56-- 1990
Financing alternative agriculture : case study : Minnesota Department of Agriculture's Sustainable Agriculture Loan Program.
Americans for Safe Food (Project). Washington, DC : Americans for Safe Food, Center for Science in the Public Interest, [199-?] 1 v. (various pagings) : ill, map, Cover title.
Descriptors: Sustainable-Agriculture-Loan-Program-Minn; Sustainable-agriculture-Maine-Finance; Alternative-agriculture- Maine-Finance; Agricultural-credit-Law- and-legislation-Maine

235.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.S86F562-- 1990
Financing alternative agriculture : case study : Minnesota Department of Agriculture's Sustainable Agriculture Loan Program. Abbrev. ver.
Americans for Safe Food (Project). Washington, DC : Americans for Safe Food, Center for Science in the Public Interest, [199-?] 9 p. : ill, Cover title.
Descriptors: Sustainable-Agriculture-Loan-Program-Minn; Sustainable-agriculture-Maine-Finance; Alternative-agriculture- Maine-Finance; Agricultural-credit-Law- and-legislation-Maine

236.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.A65B65-- 1994
Financing alternative agriculture : model state initiatives for financing conversion to alternative agricultural practices. Model state initiatives for financing conversion to alternative agricultural practices.
Boller, T.; Center for Policy Alternatives (Washington, D. C. Washington, D.C. : Center for Policy Alternatives, [1994] 14 p., Cover title.
Descriptors: Alternative-agriculture-Economic-aspects; Agriculture-Finance; Agricultural-credit-Law-and-legislation

237.
NAL Call No.: S1.M57
Finding the right organics for the citrus industry.
McGinley, S. Small-Farm-Today v.10(3): p.14. (1993 June)
Descriptors: citrus-fruits; organic-farming; production-possibilities; plant-protection

238.
NAL Call No.: S539.5.S6-- nr.29
Finished lawns : an economic alternative for agriculture. Fardig grasmatta : -ett ekonomiskt alternativ for lantbruket?.
Huss, M. Uppsala : Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, 1987. 30 p. : ill.,

239.
NAL Call No.: S472.A356F66- 1993
Food, agriculture & natural resources : Harare, Republic of Zimbabwe, 27th-29th January 1993. Food, agriculture and natural resources.
Southern African Development Community. [Harare, Zimbabwe? : The Community?, 1993] 1 v. (various pagings), Title from cover.
Descriptors: Agricultural-development-projects-Africa,- Southern; Food-supply-Africa,-Southern; Natural-resources- Africa,-Southern; Aquaculture-Africa,-Southern

240.
NAL Call No.: HC79.P6W48
Food and farming at the crossroads.
Why (13): p.4-7. (1993 Summer)
Descriptors: organic-foods; alternative-farming; interviews; sustainability; food-production

241.
NAL Call No.: HD1415.F633- 1993
Food for the future : conditions and contradictions of sustainability.
Allen, P. 1. New York : Wiley, c1993. xiv, 328 p. : ill., "A Wiley Interscience publication"--T.p. verso.
Descriptors: Agriculture-Economic-aspects; Food-supply; Sustainable-agriculture-Economic-aspects

242.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.S86S63-- 1995
The food mission : sustainable food production : a manual of sustainable methods of plant production helpful in meeting food needs everywhere. Sustainable food production.
Sobkoviak, D.; Sobkoviak, L. Milford, IL, USA : Sand Institutes International, c1995. iv, 84 p. : ill., Includes bibliographical references (p. 79).
Descriptors: Sustainable-agriculture-Handbooks,- manuals,-etc; Organic-farming-Handbooks,-manuals,-etc

243.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.S86M53-- no.4
Forage based farming, manure handling and farm composting.
Koepf, H. H. [East Troy, Wis.] : Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, 1993. 48 p. : ill., "This is a compilation of the proceedings of a one day conference held on Thursday, March 18, 1993, at Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, Inc., in East Troy, Wisconsin."
Descriptors: Forage-plants-Congresses; Manure-handling- Congresses; Sustainable-agriculture-Congresses

244.
NAL Call No.: HD9013.1.M37-- Bd.12
Foundations of determining demand based on production of ecological agriculture in Bavaria. Bestimmungsgrunde der Nachfrage nach Produkten des okologischen Landbaus in Bayern : Ergebnis computergestutzter Befragungen.
Prummer, S. Kiel : Wissenschaftsverlag Vauk, 1994. x, 251 p. : ill., map, Includes bibliographical references (p. 209- 222).

245.
NAL Call No.: S439.G64- 1993
From the ground up : rethinking industrial agriculture. Industrial agriculture.
Goering, P. 1.; Norberg Hodge, H.; Page, J. 1.; International Society for Ecology and Culture. London ; Atlantic Highlands, N.J. : Zed Books ; Bristol ; Berkeley, CA : International Society for Ecology and Culture, 1993. vii, 120 p. : ill., Includes bibliographical references (p. 104-118) and index.
Descriptors: Agriculture; Agriculture-Economic-aspects; Agricultural-ecology; Sustainable-agriculture; Agricultural- innovations

246.
NAL Call No.: HD1751.C45
Fruits, vegetables, and pesticide policy: Science and social advocacy: a delimma for policy analysts.
Smith, K. R. Choices v.9(1): p.19-21, 24. (1994)
Comment by R.D. Knutson, C. Hall, E.G. Smith, S. Cotner, and J.W. Miller, p. 14-18.
Descriptors: agricultural-policy; pesticides; social- impact; regulations; low-input-agriculture; usa

247.
NAL Call No.: HD1751.C45
Fruits, vegetables, and pesticide policy: Yield and cost impacts of reduced pesticide use on fruits and vegetables.
Knutson, R. D.; Hall, C.; Smith, E. G.; Cotner, S.; Miller, J. W. Choices v.9(1): p.14-18. (1994)
Comment by K.R. Smith, p. 19-21, 24.
Descriptors: pesticides; agricultural-policy; low- input-agriculture; economic-impact; crop-yield; production-costs; fruits; vegetables; usa

248.
NAL Call No.: QH540.E23
Fundamental differences between conventional and organic tomato agroecosystems in California.
Drinkwater, L. E.; Letourneau, D. K.; Workneh, F.; Van Bruggen, A. H.; Shennan, C. Ecol-appl v.5(4): p.1098-1112. (1995 Nov.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: lycopersicon-esculentum; organic-farming; farming; fertilizers; pesticides; organic-amendments; biological- control; soil-chemistry; soil-biology; soil-flora; soil-insects; soil-arthropods; insect-communities; community-ecology; biological-activity-in-soil; pyrenochaeta-lycopersici; fungal- diseases; crop-yield; insect- pests; nitrogen; mineralization; low-input-agriculture; california; conventional-farming

249.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.S86S8
The future context of sustainable agriculture: planning for uncertainty.
Olson, R. K. J-Sustainable-Agric v.2(3): p.9-20. (1992)
Includes references.
Descriptors: agricultural-land; sustainability; ecology; land-management; human-population; population-growth; climate; environmental-factors; agricultural-research; usa

250.
NAL Call No.: 290.9- Am32T
A fuzzy logic yield simulator for prescription farming.
Ambuel, J. R.; Colvin, T. S.; Karlen, D. L. Trans- ASAE v.37(6): p.1999-2009. (1994 Nov.-1994 Dec.)
Includes references.
Descriptors: farming; farming-systems; simulation- models; optimization; low-input-agriculture; farm-inputs; fertilizers; seeds; agricultural-chemicals; application- methods; fields; spatial-variation; expert-systems; soil-properties; crop- yield; yield-response-functions; soil-fertility; site-spectific- farming; optimal-application-methods
Abstract: Interest in prescription farming has grown as the technology necessary for its implementation has become available. The central concept of prescription farming is that materials (chemicals, fertilizers, seeds) are optimally applied as a function of position within the field. Therefore, profits are maximized and potential adverse environmental effects are minimized. Our objective was to describe how fuzzy logic could be used to develop a crop yield simulator for assessing spatial variability with sufficient accuracy for optimizing application rates. The method is based on predictive yield models developed using field-scale research techniques. Two conceptual, expert system models were developed using fuzzy logic rules. In one model, chemical and physical characteristics of the soil were measured and combined with local meteorological data as input parameters. In the other model, soil properties were estimated rather than measured. The fuzzy logic rule sets were implemented using a spreadsheet. Rule sets were developed to simulate yields for two 16-ha fields in central Iowa. Predicted yields were then compared with measured yields for those fields. Our results indicate that on a relative basis, predicted yields generally agreed with measured yields.

251.
NAL Call No.: 30- Ad9
Geographic information systems in agronomy.
Petersen, G. W.; Bell, J. C.; McSweeney, K.; Nielsen, G. A.; Robert, P. C. Adv-agron. San Diego, Calif. : Academic Press. 1995. v. 35 p. 67-111.
Includes references.
Descriptors: agronomy; geographical-information- systems; remote-sensing; farmland; farming; fields; low-input- agriculture; landscape; mapping; literature-reviews; site- specific-farming; soil-mapping

252.
NAL Call No.: S1.N32
Get ready for organic beef: in 'chemical free' systems, cattle and profits can thrive.
Shirley, C. New-farm v.16(4): p.37-41, 61. (1994 May-1994 June)
Descriptors: beef-cattle; livestock-enterprises; organic-farming

253.
NAL Call No.: 100- C12Cag
Granny Smith conversions to organic show early success.
Swezey, S. L.; Rider, J.; Werner, M. R.; Buchanan, M.; Allison, J.; Gliessman, S. R. Calif-agric v.48(6): p.36-44. (1994 Nov.-1994 Dec.)
Descriptors: malus-pumila; organic-farming; traditional-farming; crop-yield; crop-quality; plant-development; plant-nutrition; pests; costs; income; california

254.
NAL Call No.: HF5382.75.U6C64- 1992
Green at work : finding a business career that works for the environment.
Cohn, S. 1. Washington, D.C. : Island Press, c1992. xii, 223 p., Includes index.
Descriptors: Job-hunting-United-States; Green-movement- Vocational-guidance-United-States; Environmental-protection- Vocational-guidance-United-States; Corporations-United-States- Directories; Nonprofit-organizations-United-States-Directories

255.
NAL Call No.: HD75.6.J33- 1991
The green economy : environment, sustainable development, and the politics of the future.
Jacobs, M. 1. London ; Concord, Mass. : Pluto Press, 1991. xxii, 312 p. : ill., Includes bibliographical references (p. 288-304) and index.
Descriptors: Economic-development-Environmental- aspects; Environmental-protection; Green-movement; Environment- Economics

256.
NAL Call No.: HD761.F23-- 1995
Growing green : enhancing the economic and environmental performance of U.S. agriculture.
Faeth, P. Washington, DC : World Resources Institute, [1995]. viii, 81 p. : ill., maps, "April 1995."
Descriptors: Agriculture-and-state-United-States; Agriculture-Economic-aspects-United-States; Sustainable- agriculture-Government-policy-United-States; Agriculture- Environmental-aspects-Government-policy-United-States; Agricultural-laws-and-legislation-United-States

257.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.S86S867- 1992
Growing into the 21st Century : proceedings from the Second Sustainable Agriculture Symposium : July 20-22, 1992, Memphis, Tennessee. Growing into the Twenty-first Century.
Sustainable Agriculture Symposium (2nd : 1992 : Memphis, T. Washington, DC : National Association of Conservation Districts, c1993. viii, 149 p. : ill., Includes bibliographical references.
Descriptors: Sustainable-agriculture-Congresses; Sustainable-agriculture-Economic-aspects-Congresses

258.
NAL Call No.: SB387.V572
Growing muscadine grapes without pesticides.
Rittgers, M. B. Proc-Fla-Grape-Conf p.191-195. (1991)
Meeting held October 25-26, 1991, Ocala, Florida.
Descriptors: vitis-rotundifolia; viticulture; grapes; health-foods; organic-foods; viticulture; marketing; florida

259.
NAL Call No.: QH301.A76
The growth, yield and quality of winter wheat and winter oats grown under an organic conversion regime.
Storey, T.; Hogan, R.; Humphreys, J. Asp-appl-biol. Wellesbourne, Warwick : The Association of Applied Biologists. 1993. v. 36 p. 199-204.
In the series analytic: Cereal quality III / edited by P.S. Kettlewell, J.K. Gorstang, C.M. Duffus, N. Magan, W.T.B. Thomas and N.D. Paveley.
Descriptors: triticum-aestivum; winter-wheat; avena- sativa; organic-culture; organic-farming; crop-yield; crop- quality; protein-content; alpha-amylase; enzyme-activity; cultivars

260.
NAL Call No.: HD1750.W4
A GSD estimation of the relative worth of cover crops in cotton production systems.
Giesler, G. G.; Paxton, K. W.; Millhollon, E. P. J- Agric-Resour-Econ v.18(1): p.47-56. (1993 July)
Includes references.
Descriptors: cover-crops; crop-production; stochastic- processes; feasibility; risk; environmental-impact; farmers'- attitudes; value-theory; time-series; crop-yield; nitrogen- fertilizers; grasses; legumes; returns; low-input-agriculture; traditional-farming; louisiana; generalized-stochastic-dominance

261.
NAL Call No.: S410.C8G85-- 1990
Guide to appropriate agricultural technology in Costa Rica. 1. ed. Guia de experiencias en tecnologia apropiada agropecuaria de Costa Rica.
Coordinadora de Organismos No Gubernamentales con Proyectos Alternativos de Desarrollo. San Jose, Costa Rica : CEDECO, 1990. 114 p. : ill., map, Publisher from label on t.p. verso.
Descriptors: Agriculture-Costa-Rica-Directories; Alternative-agriculture-Costa-Rica-Directories; Agricultural- development-projects-Costa-Rica-Directories

262.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.S86G85- 1992
A Guide to sustainable agriculture practices : a farmer to farmer resource for making the transition to sustainable agriculture.
Illinois Sustainable Agriculture Society. Rochester, IL (P.O. Box 500, Rochester 62563) : The Society, c1992. 39 p., "A cooperative project of the Illinois Sustainable Agriculture Society, and the Illinois Department of Energy and Natural Resources."--Cover.
Descriptors: Sustainable-agriculture-United-States; Alternative-agriculture-United-States; Agricultural-conservation- United-States; Farmers-United-States-Attitudes

263.
NAL Call No.: KF1681.F58-- 1990
The guide to the U.S. organic foods production act of 1990.
Fishman, S.; Organic Foods Production Association of North America. [Greenfield, Mass. : Organic Foods Production Association of North America], 1990. 22 p., Cover title.
Descriptors: United-States-U; S; -Organic-Foods- Production-Act-of-1990; Organic-farming-Law-and-legislation- United-States; Food-law-and-legislation-United-States

264.
NAL Call No.: ArU KF1681.G84- 1990
The guide to the U.S. organic foods production act of 1990.
Fishman, S.; Organic Foods Production Association of North America. [Greenfield, Mass. : Organic Foods Production Association], c1990. 22 leaves, Title from cover.
Descriptors: United-States-U; S; -Organic-Foods- Production-Act-of-1990; Organic-farming-Law-and-Legislation- United-States; Food-law-and-legislation-United-States

265.
NAL Call No.: SB324.3.M38- 1992
The harvest gardener : growing for maximum yield, prime flavor, and garden-fresh storage.
McClure, S. 1. Pownal, Vt. : Storey Communications, Inc., c1992, iv, 300 p. : ill. (some col.), "A Garden Way Publishing book."
Descriptors: Vegetable-gardening; Organic-gardening; Vegetables

266.
NAL Call No.: 420-F662
Hazard for fall armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) infestation of maize in double-cropping systems using sustainable agricultural practices.
Roberts, P. M.; All, J. N. Fla-Entomol v.76(2): p.276-283. (1993 June)
Includes references.
Descriptors: zea-mays; crop-damage; infestation; spodoptera-frugiperda; crop-yield; double-cropping; sustainability; tillage; georgia

267.
NAL Call No.: SB453.5.K87-- 1994
Healing harvest : Michio Kushi's guide to sustainable home gardening and food production. 1st ed.
Kushi, M.; Esko, E. Becket, Mass. : One Peaceful World Press, 1994. 112 p. : ill., Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-111).
Descriptors: Organic-gardening; Organic-farming; Natural-foods

268.
NAL Call No.: KF26.S668-- 1993
Hearing on alternative agriculture and rural economic development : hearing before a subcommittee of the Committee on Small Business, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, first session ... July 14, 1993.
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on Rural Economy and Family Farming. Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., Congressional Sales Office, 1993. iii, 135 p. : ill., maps, Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche.
Descriptors: Alternative-agriculture-Economic-aspects- United-States; Rural-development-United-States

269.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.B563N33
Herbicide resistance in plants.
Lebaron, H. M. NABC-rep (1): p.92-102. (1989)
In the series analytic: Biotechnology and sustainable agriculture : Policy alternatives / edited by J.F. McDonald. Paper presented at the first annual National Agricultural Biotechnology Council meeting, May 22-24, 1989.
Descriptors: crops; weeds; herbicide-resistant-weeds; herbicide-resistance; resistance-mechanisms; weed-control; chemical-control; technical-progress; herbicides; low-input- agriculture; sustainability

270.
NAL Call No.: SB610.W39
Herbicides for reduced tillage production in peanut (Arachis hypogaea) in the southwest.
Grichar, W. J.; Colburn, A. E.; Kearney, N. S. Weed- technol v.8(2): p.212-216. (1994 Apr.-1994 June)
Includes references.
Descriptors: arachis-hypogaea; weed-control; chemical- control; acifluorfen; bentazone; metolachlor; paraquat; pendimethalin; sethoxydim; panicum-texanum; amaranthus-palmeri; minimum-tillage; dry-conditions; irrigated-conditions; crop- yield; herbicide-mixtures; texas

271.
NAL Call No.: S590.C63
High-precision agriculture is an excellent tool for conservation of natural resources.
Wallace, A. Commun-soil-sci-plant-anal v.25(1/2): p.45-49. (1994)
In the special issue devoted to perspectives on relationships between sustainability of soil and the environment / edited by A. Wallace.
Descriptors: alternative-farming; low-input- agriculture; farm-inputs; efficiency; agricultural-production; environmental-impact; sustainability; resource-conservation

272.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.S86A47-- no.90-7
Highlights from the executive summary of alternative agriculture : a 1989 report from the National Research Council, Washington, D.C. with two reviews by Bruce Hannon and Emerson Nafziger.
Hannon, B. Urbana, Ill. : College of Agriculture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, [1990] 11 p., "April, 1990."

273.
NAL Call No.: S451.P4P5
How sustainable agriculture is bringing change to production agriculture.
Costante, J. F. Proc-Phila-Soc-Promot-Agric p.35-40. (1994)
Meetings held on various dates throughout the 1994-1995 lecture series.
Descriptors: farming-systems; sustainability; projects; diffusion-of-information; universities; vermont

274.
NAL Call No.: S544.3.N7S3
How to be a sustainable & profitable farm business in the 21st century.
Emanuele, S. M. St-Lawrence-Cty-Agric-News. Canton, N.Y. : Agricultural Division, St. Lawrence County Cooperative Extension Association. July 1993. v. 77 (7) p. 14.
Descriptors: farm-enterprises; sustainability; leadership

275.
NAL Call No.: S1.N32
How you'll farm in the '90s.
Cramer, C. New-farm v.12(1): p.16-19. (1990 Jan.)
Descriptors: alternative-farming; sustainability; farmers'-attitudes; opinions; farm-planning

276.
NAL Call No.: HC79.P6W48
The human face of sustainable agriculture.
Allen, P.; Van Dusen, D. Why (13): p.8-11. (1993 Summer)
Includes references.
Descriptors: man; agricultural-production; sustainability; food-production; social-costs; environmental- impact

277.
NAL Call No.: S1.N32
'I'm farming better, not bigger'.
Edwards, V. New-farm v.11(7): p.28-33, 35. (1989 Nov.-1989 Dec.)
Descriptors: low-input-agriculture; farming-systems; economic-viability; case-studies; indiana

278.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.A43
Identifying suitable regions for amaranth production using a geographic information systems approach.
Myers, R. L. Am-J-altern-agric. Greenbelt, MD : Henry A. Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture. Summer 1994. v. 9 (3) p. 122-126.
Includes references.
Descriptors: amaranthus; alternative-farming; land- capability; geographical-information-systems; environmental- factors; soil; rain; labor; plant-diseases; sorghum; crop- production; missouri; alternative-crops; labor-availability; disease-potential
Abstract: Amaranth is an alternative grain crop that shows significant promise in the U.S. A geographic information system (GIS) was used to analyze the most suitable regions for growing amaranth in Missouri GIS software provides tools to manipulate and display geographically based information, in this case the factors affecting amaranth's suitability. Of several such factors considered, the ones used were soils, rainfall, sorghum production, disease potential, and labor availability. Soil, rainfall, and disease information were assumed to be direct factors in yield potential. Current sorghum production areas were considered likely areas for amaranth production, given the similarities between the crops. Labor availability also was assumed to affect adoption, since amaranth requires more labor than traditional grain crops. The analysis showed that central and southeastern Missouri would be the most favorable areas for amaranth production. Other suitable areas are along the Mississippi and Missouri river valleys and in western Missouri. This GIS approach can be modified to include additional factors and refinements, and could be used with other alternative crops or for other regions of the country.

279.
NAL Call No.: S590.C63
Ignorance and poverty are barriers to sustainable agriculture.
Wallace, A. Commun-soil-sci-plant-anal v.25(1/2): p.73-75. (1994)
In the special issue devoted to perspectives on relationships between sustainability of soil and the environment / edited by A. Wallace.
Descriptors: farm-management; sustainability

280.
NAL Call No.: 280.8--Os7- Bd.174
The impact of agricultural production on nature and landscape in the German Democratic Republic. Wirkung der grossflachigen Landbewirtschaftung in der DDR auf Flora, Fauna und Boden.
Stern, K. Berlin : In Kommission bei Duncker & Humblot, 1990. 1 v. (unpaged) : ill., Summary in English.
Descriptors: Agricultural-ecology-Germany-East; Agriculture-Germany-East

281.
NAL Call No.: HD9000.1.W55-- no.93-1
The impact of reduced agricultural chemical use on food : a review of the literature for the United States.
Senauer, B. St. Paul, Minn. : Center for International Food and Agricultural Policy, University of Minnesota, [1993] 33 p., "February 1993."
Descriptors: Agricultural-chemicals; Marketing-Home- economics; Consumers-preferences

282.
NAL Call No.: S605.5.B5
The impact of rotational practice on nitrate leaching losses in organic farming systems in the United Kingdom.
Philipps, L.; Stopes, C. Biol-agric-hortic v.11(1/4): p.123-124. (1995)
Paper presented at a workshop on Nitrate Leaching in Ecological Agriculture held October 1993, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Descriptors: organic-farming; mixed-farming; nitrate; leaching; losses-from-soil; monitoring; variation; rotations; leys; triticum-aestivum; avena-sativa; solanum- tuberosum; england; rotational-phase

283.
NAL Call No.: S441.S8555
Impacts of agricultural management systems on economic, environmental, and wildlife values of altered and unaltered wetland areas.
Rickerl, D. H. Agriculture in Concert with the Environment ACE research projects North Central Region. [1991-. 1995. 144 p.
SARE Project Number: ACE92-11. Date of report October 1995.
Descriptors: farming-systems; no-tillage; tillage; organic-farming; wetlands; prairies; water-quality; wildlife; environmental-impact; economic-impact; diversity; values- ; south-dakota; conventional-tillage

284.
NAL Call No.: S633.2.I47- 1990
Impacts of chemical use reduction on crop yields and costs.
Smith, E. G. E. G.; Agricultural and Food Policy Center (Tex.). [College Station, Tex.] : Agricultural and Food Policy Center, Dept. of Agricultural Economics, Texas A & M University System, in cooperation with the National Fertilizer and Environmental Research Center of the Tennessee Valley Authority, [1990?] vi, 103 p. : ill., maps, Includes bibliographical references (p. 4-8).
Descriptors: Fertilizers-Economic-aspects-United- States; Agriculture-Economic-aspects-United-States; Crop-yields- United-States

285.
NAL Call No.: S539.7.F37-- 1989
Impacts of farming systems research/extension on sustainable agriculture : 1989 Farming Systems Research/Extension Symposium, October 8-11. Farming Systems Research/Extension Symposium.
Farming Systems Research and Extension Symposium (9th : 1989 : University of Arkansas, F. [Manhattan, Kan. : Kansas State University, 1989] 94 p. : ill., Cover title: 9th Annual Farming Systems Research/Extension Symposium.
Descriptors: Agricultural-systems-Research-Congresses; Agriculture-Research-Congresses; Agricultural-extension-work- Research-Congresses; Sustainable-agriculture- Research-Congresses

286.
NAL Call No.: 1.90- C2OU8
Impacts of policy on the economics of sustainable agriculture.
Ikerd, J. E. Outlook. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Mar 1993. p. 679-690.
Paper presented at the conference "Agriculture's changing horizon," December 1-3, 1992, Washington, DC.
Descriptors: sustainability; agricultural-policy; economic-impact; usa

287.
NAL Call No.: 275.29- F22
Impacts of reduced pesticide use on the profitability of the fruit and vegetable sector.
Hall, C.; Knutson, R.; Smith, E.; Cotner, S.; Miller, J. Increasing-underst-public-probl-policies p.188-198. (1993)
Paper presented at the 43rd National Public Policy Education Conference held September 12-15, 1993 Clearwater Beach, Florida.
Descriptors: fruit; vegetables; agricultural-sector; low-input-agriculture; pesticides; application-rates; economic- impact; profitability; usa

288.
NAL Call No.: HC79.P6W48
Impacts of the earth summit on alternative agriculture movements: one year later.
Forster, T. Why (13): p.13-17. (1993 Summer)
Descriptors: agricultural-production; sustainability; rural-development; alternative-farming; conferences; food-policy; agricultural-policy; private-organizations

289.
NAL Call No.: S441.S855
Implementing and extending low-input cranb erry production.
Averill, A. L. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education SARE or Agriculture in Concert with the Environment ACE research projects. [1988-. 1993. 35 p.
SARE Project Number: AS93-11.
Descriptors: vaccinium; low-input-agriculture; sustainability; massachusetts

290.
NAL Call No.: S441.S855
Implementing and extending low-input cranberry production.
Averill, A. L. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education SARE or Agriculture in Concert with the Environment ACE research projects. [1988-. 1993. [9] 33 p.
SARE Project Number: ANE 91.2. Record includes 3 1/2 inch floppy disk. Reporting period for this report is December 1992 to December 1993. Record also includes several issues of Cranberry Station Newsletter.
Descriptors: vaccinium; cultivars; lepidoptera; trichogramma; biological-control; insect-control; plant- pathogenic-fungi; fungicides; plant-disease-control; nitrogen- fertilizers; insecticides; low-input-agriculture; sustainability; economic-analysis; crop-yield; varietal-resistance; massachusetts; new-jersey

291.
NAL Call No.: SB610.2.B74
Implications for wildlife, landscape and the environment of farming without pesticides.
Fisher, N. M.; Davies, D. H. K.; Atkinson, D. Brighton- Crop-Prot-Conf-Weeds. Surrey : BCPC Registered Office. 1991. v. 2 p. 745-754.
Conference held November 18-21, 1991, Brighton, England.
Descriptors: pesticides; usage; cultivation; yield- losses; land-use; uk; pesticide-bans

292.
NAL Call No.: QH301.A76
The implications of restricting use of fertiliser nitrogen for the productivity of arable crops, their profitability and potential pollution by nitrate.
Sylvester Bradley, R.; Chambers, B. J. Asp-appl-biol (30): p.85-94. (1992)
In the series analytic: Nitrate and farming systems / edited by J.R. Archer, K.W.T. Goulding, S.C. Jarvis, C.M. Knott, I. Lord, S.E. Ogilvy, J. Orson, K.A. Smith, and B. Wilson.
Descriptors: nitrate; nitrogen-fertilizers; application-rates; low-input-agriculture; profits; leaching; groundwater-pollution; solanum-tuberosum; brassica-napus; triticum- aestivum; avena-sativa; hordeum-vulgare; eastern- england; south-east-england

293.
NAL Call No.: TX341.F662
Implications of sustainable agriculture for the world food situation.
Lu, Y. C.; Kelly, T. C. Food-rev-int v.11(2): p.255- 280. (1995)
Paper presented at the ACS Symposium, "Advances in Fruit Flavors," held August 23-24, 1993, Chicago, Illinois.
Descriptors: sustainability; world-food-problems; food- supply; land-productivity; world-population; population-growth; food-supply; agricultural-production; farming; crop- yield; food-production; food-biotechnology; growth-yield-relationship; literature-reviews

294.
NAL Call No.: S494.5.S86B56- 1994
The importance of biotechnology to sustainable agriculture.
Beversdorf, W. D. Biosafety for sustainable agriculture sharing biotechnology regulatory experiences of the western hemisphere / p.29-32. (1994)
Descriptors: agricultural-production; biotechnology; human-population; sustainability; human-population

295.
NAL Call No.: 100- C12Cag
Improved mite sampling may reduce acaricide use in roses.
Karlik, J. F.; Goodell, P. B.; Osteen, G. W. Calif- agric v.49(3): p.38-40. (1995 May-1995 June)
Descriptors: rosa; tetranychus; sampling; infestation; economic-thresholds; grading; abamectin; low-input-agriculture; california; field-sampling

296.
NAL Call No.: S441.S855
Improving farm profitability by efficiently using the pasture resource.
Murphy, W. M. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education SARE or Agriculture in Concert with the Environment ACE research projects. [1988-. 1992. [16] 53 p.
SARE Project Number: LNE88-02. Reporting period for this report is January 1992 to December 1992.
Descriptors: grassland-management; controlled-grazing; forage; biomass-production; stocking-density; plant-composition; plant-development; grazing-intensity; plant- height; milk- production; milk-composition; feed-intake; dairy-cows; low-input- agriculture; economic-analysis; vermont; west-virginia; new-york

297.
NAL Call No.: S441.S855
Improving farm profitability by efficiently using the pasture resource.
Murphy, W. M. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education SARE or Agriculture in Concert with the Environment ACE research projects. [1988-. 1993. [11] 23 p.
SARE Project Number: LNE88-02. Record includes 3 1/2 inch floppy diskette. Reporting period for the report is April 1988 to December 1993. This is a final report. Report includes several publications and farmer evaluations.
Descriptors: grassland-management; controlled-grazing; forage; biomass-production; stocking-density; grazing-intensity; feed-intake; milk-production; biological- activity-in-soil; soil- fauna; soil-flora; low-input-agriculture; economic-analysis; profitability; dairy-cows; vermont; west-virginia; new-york; grazing-management-practices; intensive-pasture-rotation

298.
NAL Call No.: S596.7.D4
Improving nitrogen-fixing systems and integrating them into sustainable rice farming.
Watanabe, I.; Liu, C. C. Dev-plant-soil-sci. Dordrecht : Kluwer Academic Publishers. 1992. v. 49 p. 57-67.
In the series analytic: Biological nitrogen fixation for sustainable agriculture / edited by J.K. Ladha, T. George, and B.B. Bohlool. Extended versions of papers presented in the symposium "Role of biological nitrogen fixation in sustainable agriculture", 1990, Kyoto, Japan.
Descriptors: oryza-sativa; nitrogen-fixation; biological-production; nitrogen; sustainability; soil- fertility
Abstract: This paper summarizes recent achievements in exploiting new biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) systems in rice fields, improving their management, and integrating them into rice farming systems. The inoculation of cyanobacteria has been long recommended, but its effect is erratic and unpredictable. Azolla has a long history of use as a green manure, but a number of biological constraints limited its use in tropical Asia. To overcome these constraints, the Azolla-Anabaena system as well as the growing methods were improved. Hybrids between A. microphylla and A. filiculoides (male) produced higher annual biomass than either parent. When Anabaena from high temperature- tolerant A. microphylla was transferred to Anabaena-free A. filiculoides, A. filiculoides became tolerant of high temperature. Azolla can have multiple purposes in addition to being a N source. An integrated Azolla-fish-rice system developed in Fujian, China, could increase farmers' income, reduce expenses, and increase ecological stability. A study using Azolla labeled with N showed the reduction of N losses by fish uptake of N. The Azolla mat could also reduce losses of urea N by lowering floodwater-pH and storing a part of applied N in Azolla. Agronomically useful aquatic legumes have been explored within Sesbania and Aeschynomene. S. rostrata can accumulate more than 100 kg N ha-1 in 45 d. Its N2 fixation by stem nodules is more tolerant of mineral N than that by root nodules, but the flowering of S. rostrata is sensitive to photoperiod. Aquatic legumes can be used in rainfed rice fields as N scavengers and N2 fixers. The general principle of integrated users of BNF in rice- farming systems is shown.

299.
NAL Call No.: S441.S855
Improving the ecology of corn production and testing perennial alternatives to silage corn.
Goldstein, W. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education SARE or Agriculture in Concert with the Environment ACE research projects. [1988-. 1992. [29] 24 p.
SARE Project Number: LNC 91-35.
Descriptors: zea-mays; varieties; cover-crops; intercropping; crop-yield; low-input-agriculture; wisconsin; illinois; ohio; nebraska

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